ZEM S.B. 135 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS CIVIL PRACTICES S.B. 135 By: Bivins (Gray) 5-1-97 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Currently, Texas law does not provide immunity from liability to juvenile boards and the boards' employees and volunteers. This bill will provide limited immunity from liability to juvenile boards, county and commissioners courts, and their employees and volunteers. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 135 provides immunity from liability for juvenile boards, county and commissioners courts, and their employees and volunteers in relation to certain responsibilities. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 37.011, Education Code, by adding Subsection (j), to provide that in relation to the development and operation of a juvenile justice alternative education program, a juvenile board and a county and commissioners court are immune from liability to the same extent as a school district, and the juvenile board's or a county's professional employees and volunteers are immune from liability to the same extent as a school district's professional employees and volunteers. SECTION 2. Applies prospectively; savings clause. SECTION 3. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.