Texas Education Code

§ 21.256 — CONDUCT OF HEARING

ED § 21.256Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 21. EDUCATORS · Art. F. HEARINGS BEFORE HEARING EXAMINERS

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(a)A hearing under this subchapter must be private unless the teacher requests in writing that the hearing be public, except that a hearing examiner may close a hearing if necessary to maintain decorum.

(b)The hearing is not subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c)At the hearing, a teacher has the right to:

(1)be represented by a representative of the teacher's choice;

(2)hear the evidence on which the charges are based;

(3)cross-examine each adverse witness; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 5.003, eff. September 1, 2005.