Texas Education Code

§ 22A.051 — REQUIREMENT TO REPORT EDUCATOR MISCONDUCT TO BOARD

ED § 22A.051Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS · Ch. 22A. EMPLOYEE AND SERVICE PROVIDER MISCONDUCT · Art. B. REQUIRED MISCONDUCT REPORTING

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(a)In addition to the reporting requirement under Section 261.101, Family Code, the superintendent or director of an educational entity shall notify the board if:

(1)an educator employed by or seeking employment by the entity has a criminal record and the entity obtained information about the educator's criminal record by a means other than the criminal history clearinghouse established under Section 411.0845, Government Code;

(2)an educator's employment at the entity was terminated and there is evidence that the educator:

(A)abused or otherwise committed an unlawful act with a student or minor, including by engaging in conduct that involves physical mistreatment or constitutes a threat of violence to a student or minor and that is not justified under Chapter 9, Penal Code, regardless of whether the conduct resulted in bodily injury;

(B)was involved in or solicited a romantic relationship with or solicited or engaged in sexual contact with a student or minor;

(C)engaged in inappropriate communications with a student or minor, as defined by board rule;

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Legislative history

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 511 (S.B. 606), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 1031), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 761 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1043 (H.B. 1783), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 178 (S.B. 7), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 2A.010, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1244 (S.B. 1476), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Education Code, Section 21.006 by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 571), Sec. 1.07, eff. June 20, 2025.