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BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

 

H.B. 2964

By: Davis, Yvonne

Public Education

Committee Report (Unamended)

 

 

 

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

 

It has been reported that educators who engage in an improper relationship with a student have their educator certification revoked, canceled, or suspended. As a result of the loss of their certification, these individuals lose their employment with a public school district. However, concerns have been raised regarding the potential for these individuals to obtain employment with an open-enrollment charter school. H.B. 2964 seeks to address this issue by prohibiting a charter school from employing an individual whose educator certification has been revoked, canceled, suspended, or placed on restriction in response to certain misconduct. 

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

 

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

 

ANALYSIS

 

H.B. 2964 amends the Education Code to prohibit the employment of a person by an open‑enrollment charter school if, based on the person's misconduct that presents a risk to the health, safety, or welfare of a student or minor:

·         the State Board for Educator Certification has:

o   revoked, canceled, suspended, or placed restrictions on the person's educator certification; or

o   refused to issue an educator certificate to the person; or

·         the board of trustees of a public school district has:

o   revoked the person's district teaching permit; or

o   refused to issue a district teaching permit to the person.

 

H.B. 2964 sets out the misconduct that presents a risk to the health, safety, or welfare of a student or minor for purposes of the bill's provisions.

 

EFFECTIVE DATE

 

On passage, or, if the bill does not receive the necessary vote, September 1, 2019.