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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of employees convicted of certain |
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offenses to provide services under a contract with a public school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (o), Section 22.0834, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(o) A contracting or subcontracting entity may not permit an |
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employee to whom Subsection (a) applies to provide services at a |
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school if the employee has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor |
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offense that would prevent a person from being employed [obtaining
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certification as an educator] under Section 22.085(a) [21.060]. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (o), Section 22.0834, Education Code, |
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as amended by this Act, applies to the provision of services at a |
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public school by an employee of a contracting or subcontracting |
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entity without regard to whether the contract or subcontract under |
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which the person is employed was entered into before, on, or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |