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Tex. Educ. Code § 21.205 (2026)

Term Of Contract

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Sec. 21.205. TERM OF CONTRACT. Once a teacher has completed the probationary contract period, the term of a contract under this subchapter may not exceed five school years.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1989–2015 · leading case: Gilder v. Meno, 926 S.W.2d 357 (Tex. App. 1996).

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Gilder v. Meno, 926 S.W.2d 357 (Tex. App. 1996). · cites it 5× “Laws 2847 , 2848 (formerly Tex. Educ. Code Ann. § 21.205 , since repealed and recodified at Tex.”

Hightower v. State Comm'r of Educ., 778 S.W.2d 595 (Tex. App. 1989). “Tex.Educ.Code Ann. § 21.204 (1987). Another safeguard is the opportunity for a hearing on the proposed nonrenewal.”

Hermenia Jenkins v. Crosby Indep. Sch. Dist. & Michael L. Williams in His Off. Capacity as State Comm'r of Educ. (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Tex. Educ. Code § 21.205(a). An agreement to rescind a teaching contract requires offer, acceptance and consideration.”

Barbara Gilder v. Lionel R. Meno, Comm'r of Educ. for the State of Texas & Cent. Educ. Agency & Aquilla Indep. Sch. Dist. (Tex. App. 1996). “Laws 2847 , 2848 ( Tex. Educ. Code Ann. §§ 21.205 , .206, since repealed and recodified in amended form at Tex.”

— Tex. Educ. Code § 21.205(a) — 1 case

Hermenia Jenkins v. Crosby Indep. Sch. Dist. & Michael L. Williams in His Off. Capacity as State Comm'r of Educ. (Tex. App. 2015). “Tex. Educ. Code § 21.205(a). An agreement to rescind a teaching contract requires offer, acceptance and consideration.”

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