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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of a person convicted of a misdemeanor |
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involving moral turpitude to serve in certain roles at a charter |
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holder or an open-enrollment charter school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.120, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) In this section, "misdemeanor involving moral |
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turpitude" means a misdemeanor under the following provisions of |
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the Penal Code: |
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(1) Section 21.07 (public lewdness); |
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(2) Section 21.08 (indecent exposure); |
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(3) Section 25.04 (enticing a child); |
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(4) Section 38.111 (improper contact with victim); |
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(5) Section 42.08 (abuse of corpse); |
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(6) Section 43.02 (prostitution); |
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(7) Section 43.22 (obscene display or distribution); |
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(8) Section 43.23 (obscenity); or |
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(9) Section 43.24 (sale, distribution, or display of |
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harmful material). |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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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, 2025. |