Tex. Education Code § 12.1059
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 12.1059, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 12.1059. REQUIREMENTS FOR EMPLOYMENT OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Official statutory text
A person may not be employed by or serve as a teacher, librarian, educational aide, administrator, or school counselor for an open-enrollment charter school unless:
(1) the person has been approved by the agency following a review of the person's national criminal history record information as provided by Section 22.0832; and
(2) the school has confirmed that the person is not included in the registry under Section 22A.151.
(1) the person has been approved by the agency following a review of the person's national criminal history record information as provided by Section 22.0832; and
(2) the school has confirmed that the person is not included in the registry under Section 22A.151.
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