Sec. 21.404.  PLANNING AND PREPARATION TIME.  Each classroom teacher is entitled to at least 450 minutes within each two-week period for instructional preparation, including parent-teacher conferences, evaluating students' work, and planning.  A planning and preparation period under this section may not be less than 45 minutes within the instructional day.  During a planning and preparation period, a classroom teacher may not be required to participate in any other activity.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.