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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the registry maintained by the Texas Education Agency |
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of persons who are not eligible to be employed by public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.092(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) The registry maintained under this section must list the |
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following persons as not eligible to be employed by public schools: |
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(1) a person determined by the agency under Section |
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22.0832 as a person who would not be eligible for educator |
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certification under Subchapter B, Chapter 21; |
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(2) a person determined by the agency to be not |
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eligible for employment based on the person's criminal history |
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record information review, as provided by Section 22.0833; |
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(3) a person who is not eligible for employment based |
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on criminal history record information received by the agency under |
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Section 21.058(b); |
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(4) a person whose certification or permit issued |
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under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, is revoked or whose application for |
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a certificate or permit under that subchapter is denied by the State |
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Board for Educator Certification on a finding that the person |
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engaged in misconduct described by Section 21.006(b)(2)(A) or |
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(A-1); and |
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(5) a person who is determined by the commissioner |
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under Section 22.094 to have engaged in misconduct described by |
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Section 22.093(c)(1)(A) or (B). |
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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, 2023. |