Amy Magee Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas

Led cross-divisional efforts to enhance services for community colleges, culminating in creation of a dedicated division and a 60% increase in our local policy subscriber base. Practice in the area of education law, specializing in higher education issues; employment matters; constitutional law; student and instruction issues; P-16 issues, including dual credit; technology in schools; intellectual property; privacy and records matters; and governance and business issues. Advocate for the colleges.• Direct the division, including engaging in personnel management, contracting, budgeting, strategic planning, marketing, relations with state agencies and other entities, and general operations• Provide legal counsel to TASB community college members by phone and through policy review • Track federal and state legislative and regulatory activity impacting community colleges; assist Governmental Relations team in P-16 bill strategy and composing advocacy documents; summarize bills passed by the Texas Legislature for inclusion in a post-legislative summary book; coordinate a biennial post-legislative seminar for the colleges• Integrate statutory and regulatory changes biannually into legal and local policies and associated guidance referenced by Texas community colleges; conducted an initial comprehensive rewrite• Present in-person and online on various legal topics to local, regional, state, and national audiences • Participate in cross-divisional teams on multiple projects, such as the annual model employee handbook update, a website update, and a significant in-house software and web product update• Develop and maintain TASB College eLaw, an online collection of higher education law resources• Create and edit books, articles, and other education law publications, including the Community College Legal Update monthly newsletter

Austin, Texas

• Provided legal counsel to TASB school district and community college members and reviewed members' unique local policies for legal accuracy• Integrated statutory and regulatory changes into the legal and local policies and associated guidance referenced by Texas school districts and community colleges • Partnered in the creation of policies and guidance addressing technology issues, including cyberbullying, classroom technology, and social media use• Tracked federal and state legislative and regulatory activity impacting school districts and community colleges; assisted Governmental Relations team in P-16 and college bill strategy; summarized bills passed by the Texas Legislature for inclusion in a post-legislative summary book• Presented in-person and virtually on various legal topics to local, regional, state, and national audiences • Created and oversaw the development of the national training programs Bullying and Harassment in Schools and Religion in the Public Schools as well as the Texas programs Resolving Grievances in the Public Schools, A Guide to Student Discipline, and Technology in Schools• Partnered in the development and maintenance of TASB School Law eSource, a comprehensive online legal resource • Created and edited education law publications, including the School Law Update monthly newsletter• Incorporated statutory changes into the Model Student Code of Conduct and related resources• Managed law clerk program

Updated publications, including O’Connor’s Causes of Action, to incorporate recent cases and legislation

• Coordinated the Texas Equity in Education Campaign, including legislative advocacy, outreach, and education efforts• Litigated in the areas of Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other federal and state laws

J.D., Law

Activities and Societies: • Mediation Certification • 2001 National Environmental Law Moot Court Team Quarterfinalist, Best Brief Appellee.

Bachelor Of Science, Psychology, Political Science

Activities and Societies: • Speaker, Student Senate • Abbott Family Leadership Conference Chair • City Council Liaison • Alpha Chi Omega•.