System updates will be applied on February 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM. These updates will include changes to the user interface. Work is expected to take approximately 30 minutes to complete, during which the site will be unavailable.
Amend CSSB 9 by adding a new Section 22.0837, Education Code,
to read as follows:
Section 22.0837. EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION. Sections 22.083
through 22.0836 do not apply to school districts, charter schools,
and shared services arrangements that are contracted with consumer
reporting agencies governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15
U.S.C. 1681 et. Seq.) to provide in-state and out-of-state
background checks in every county, nationwide, identifiable, as a
county of current or prior residence.