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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a requirement that a school district or open-enrollment |
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charter school terminate certain employees convicted of certain |
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offenses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 21.058(c), (c-1), and (c-2), Education |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school |
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that receives notice under Subsection (b) of the revocation of a |
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certificate issued under this subchapter shall: |
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(1) immediately remove the person whose certificate |
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has been revoked from campus or from an administrative office, as |
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applicable, to prevent the person from having any contact with a |
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student; and |
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(2) if the person is employed under a probationary, |
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continuing, or term contract under this chapter, on the action of |
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the board of trustees or governing body or a designee of the board |
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or governing body: |
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(A) suspend the person without pay; |
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(B) provide the person with written notice that |
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the person's contract is void as provided by Subsection (c-2); and |
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(C) terminate the employment of the person as |
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soon as practicable. |
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(c-1) If a school district or open-enrollment charter |
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school becomes aware that a person employed by the district or |
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school under a probationary, continuing, or term contract under |
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this chapter has been convicted of or received deferred |
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adjudication for a felony offense, and the person is not subject to |
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Subsection (c), the district or school may, on the action of the |
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board of trustees or governing body or a designee of the board or |
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governing body: |
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(1) suspend the person without pay; |
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(2) provide the person with written notice that the |
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person's contract is void as provided by Subsection (c-2); and |
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(3) terminate the employment of the person as soon as |
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practicable. |
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(c-2) A person's probationary, continuing, or term contract |
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is void if, on the action of the board of trustees or governing body |
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or a designee of the board or governing body, the school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school takes action under Subsection |
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(c)(2)(B) or (c-1)(2). |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |