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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of improper |
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relationship between educator and student. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 21.01(2), Penal Code, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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(2) "Sexual contact" means, except as provided by |
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Section 21.11 or 21.12, any touching of the anus, breast, or any |
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part of the genitals of another person with intent to arouse or |
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gratify the sexual desire of any person. |
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SECTION 2. Section 21.12, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) In this section, "sexual contact" means the following |
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acts, if committed with the intent to arouse or gratify the sexual |
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desire of any person: |
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(1) any touching by an employee of a public or private |
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primary or secondary school of the anus, breast, or any part of the |
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genitals of a person enrolled in a public or private primary or |
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secondary school; or |
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(2) any touching of any part of the body of a person |
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enrolled in a public or private primary or secondary school with the |
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anus, breast, or any part of the genitals of an employee of a public |
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or private primary or secondary school. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense was |
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committed before that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |