Although there are many federal laws that affect education, there are also specific laws specific to state and school district policies. For this reason, administrators should be aware of specific personnel policies according to the school district's governing board policy manual. This manual will reiterate policies set forth in the Texas Education Code, the Administrative Code, and will contain case law citations or other legal references from the Texas Association of School Boards Policy Services. Where state law allows discretion or choice to the local district, local policies specify so