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Temporary Emergency & Actions
• Permits TEA to temporarily add individuals to the Do Not Hire registry and SBEC to suspend educator certificates without notice if they pose an imminent threat or are arrested for certain offenses if proceedings for a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings are initiated simultaneously and requires a hearing within 17 days with a final hearing within 61 days
• Requires TEA to temporarily include a person on the registry if a person is arrested for certain offenses
• Requires TEA to refer any unreported misconduct to law enforcement and to review sexual misconduct investigations to verify proper procedures
• Prohibits SBEC from certifying or permitting individuals with specific convictions, including sex offenses, Title 5 felonies, or school property-related crimes
Transparency, Private Schools, & Child Abuse
• Instructs TEA to publish quarterly online reports of misconduct, detailing number of reports, investigations, and outcomes by certification status
• Applies all reporting requirements to private schools
• Expands the definition of child abuse to include improper relationships between an educator and student
• Requires abuse or neglect to be reported within 24 hours
• Clarifies that reports of child abuse must b e made to law enforcement agencies that are not district police departments
• Repeals the provision allowing superintendents to delay reports during internal investigations
Effective for the 2025-26 School Year
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