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By:  Giddings                                                     H.B. No. 532



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to creating the offense of improper sexual relations 
between employees of a public or private primary or secondary 
school and certain students.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.   Chapter 21, Penal Code, is amended by adding 
Section 21.12 to read as follows:
	Sec. 21.12.  IMPROPER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EDUCATOR AND 
STUDENT.  (a)  An employee of a public or private primary or 
secondary school commits an offense if the employee engages in 
sexual contact,  sexual intercourse, or deviate sexual intercourse 
with a person who is enrolled in a public or private primary or 
secondary school and who is not the employee's spouse.
	(b)  An offense under this section is a felony of the second 
degree.  
	(c)  If conduct constituting an offense under this section 
also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the 
actor may be prosecuted under either section or both sections.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.