TITLE: Relating to a requirement that a school district or open-enrollment charter school terminate certain employees convicted of certain offenses.

SUMMARY: Relating to a requirement that a school district or open-enrollment charter school terminate certain employees convicted of certain offenses.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a requirement that a school district or open-enrollment charter school terminate certain employees convicted of certain offenses. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 21.058(c), (c-1), and (c-2), Education Code, are amended to read as follows: (c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school that receives notice under Subsection (b) of the revocation of a certificate issued under this subchapter shall: (1) immediately remove the person whose certificate has been revoked from campus or from an administrative office, as applicable, to prevent the person from having any contact with a student; and (2) if the person is employed under a probationary, continuing, or term contract under this chapter,on the action of the board of trustees or governing body or a designee of the board or governing body:(A) suspend the person without pay; (B) provide the person with written notice that the person's contract is void as provided by Subsection (c-2); and (C) terminate the employment of the person as soon as practicable. (c-1) If a school district or open-enrollment charter school becomes aware that a person employed by the district or school under a probationary, continuing, or term contract under this chapter has been convicted of or received deferred adjudication for a felony offense, and the person is not subject to Subsection (c), the district or school may,on the action of the board of trustees or governing body or a designee of the board or governing body:(1) suspend the person without pay; (2) provide the person with written notice that the person's contract is void as provided by Subsection (c-2); and (3) terminate the employment of the person as soon as practicable. (c-2) A person's probationary, continuing, or term contract is void if,on the action of the board of trustees or governing body or a designee of the board or governing body, the school district or open-enrollment charter school takes action under Subsection (c)(2)(B) or (c-1)(2). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.