Texas Education Code

§ 21.060 — ELIGIBILITY OF PERSONS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENSES

ED § 21.060Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. B. CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS

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The board may suspend or revoke the certificate or permit held by a person under this subchapter, impose other sanctions against the person, or refuse to issue a certificate or permit to a person under this subchapter if the person has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor offense relating to the duties and responsibilities of the education profession, including:

(1)an offense involving moral turpitude;

(2)an offense involving a form of sexual or physical abuse of a minor or student or other illegal conduct in which the victim is a minor or student;

(3)a felony offense involving the possession, transfer, sale, or distribution of or conspiracy to possess, transfer, sell, or distribute a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or by 21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.;

(4)an offense involving the illegal transfer, appropriation, or use of school district funds or other district property; or

(5)an offense involving an attempt by fraudulent or unauthorized means to obtain or alter a professional certificate or license issued under this subchapter.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1372 (S.B. 9), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.