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On December 15, 2025, the Superintendent of Schools’ Designee approved the amendment of the following regulations:

DAA (REGULATION) EMPLOYMENT OBJECTIVES – EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Details:
Pages 1-2: Under section Procedures to Request an Accommodation under Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), language regarding employees performing essential functions of a job with or without reasonable accommodations has been added as the first paragraph.
In the second paragraph, “immediate” has been inserted in front of “supervisor.”
A third paragraph requiring the District to engage in an interactive process to address requests for reasonable accommodations has been added.
In the fourth paragraph, language regarding a supervisors’ responsibilities for documenting requests for accommodations has been added as the first sentence. In the second sentence, “should be submitted” has been struck after “request” and replaced with “may be verbal or submitted;” “to the supervisor” has been added after “writing.” Language regarding accommodations requests made at the local level has been struck. “Some requests may be approved at the supervisor level, and other requests will be reviewed and approved by the BRC” has been added as the last sentence.
The fifth paragraph, employees going to the District website to receive more information on ADA accommodations has been struck.
In the sixth paragraph, “must” has been struck and replaced with “should;” in the first bullet, “A letter” has been struck and replaced with “Documentation,” and “needed” has been struck and replaced with “requested.” In the second bullet, “Health Care Provider Form including a detailed” has been inserted after “A;” “required” has been struck and replaced with “needed;” and “the information should include frequency and duration, if applicable” has been added.
In the seventh paragraph, in the first sentence, “supervisor and/or” has been inserted before “BRC;” “whether the employee is protected under the ADA and what reasonable accommodation must be made by the District” has been struck after “determine” and replaced with “the following;” and “the supervisor and/or department head and the employee may be invited to meet with the advisory committee” has been struck after “following.” “Are the requested accommodations reasonable?” and “Would granting the accommodations impose an undue hardship on the campus/department?” have been added as bulleted items. The last paragraph, a written recommendation for accommodations and instructions for implementation has been struck.
Page 2: The section Reporting Procedures and associated language has been struck.
Pages 2-3: Under section Service Animal, language regarding requests for an emotional support or service animal being made to the BRC and cannot be approved at the supervisor level has been added as the first paragraph.
In the second paragraph, “means” has been struck and replaced with “is defined as.”
In the third paragraph, language regarding examples of work or tasks has been struck.
In the fifth paragraph, “A” has been struck before “service” and replaced with “If an employee’s request for an emotional support or service animal accommodation is approved, the employee’s,” and “28 C.F.R. 35.104” has been struck.
Page 3: Under subsection Access, “28 C.F.R. 35.136(g)” has been struck.
Page 3: Under subsection Exceptions, in the first paragraph, “the District may ask an individual with a disability” has been struck and replaced with “even if the accommodation is approved, the employee may be asked.” In item one, “animal’s handler” has been struck and replaced with “employee.” “28 C.F.R. 35.136(b)” has been struck.
The last two paragraphs regarding participation in services, programs, or activities of the District when there’s a direct threat to the health or safety of others has been struck.
Page 3: Under subsection Animal Under Handler’s Control, in the section title, “Handler’s” has been struck after “under” and replaced with “Employee’s.” In the first paragraph, “a service animal shall be under the control of its handler” has been struck and replaced with “An employee shall keep his or her emotional support or service animal under control.” In the second sentence, “handler” has been struck and replaced with “employee;” and “handler’s” has been struck and replaced with “employee’s.” “28 C.F.R. 35.136(d)” has been struck.
Page 3: Under subsection Care or Supervision of Animal, “28 C.F.R. 35.1369(e)” has been struck.
Page 4: Under subsection Inquiries, language regarding required documentation and “28. C.F.R. 35. 136 (f)” has been struck.
Page 4: Under section Adoption or Last Amended Date, in the section title, “Amended” has been struck and replaced with “Amendment;” “adopted” has been struck and replaced with “last amended;” and the date has been struck.
Page 4: Endnotes one and two and associated language have been struck.

DGBA (REGULATION) PERSONNEL-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS – EMPLOYEE COMPLAINTS/GRIEVANCES

Details:
Page 6: A new section Failure to Appear and associated language has been added.
Page 7: Under section Adoption or Last Amendment Date, the date has been struck.

The above regulations have been sent to the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) for inclusion in the District’s Board Policy Manual.  Documents generally will post within a few weeks of adoption.