Tex. Education Code § 21.0581
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 21.0581, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 21.0581. REVOCATION FOR ASSISTING PERSON WHO ENGAGED IN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) The board may suspend or revoke a certificate held by a person under this subchapter, impose other sanctions against the person, or refuse to issue a certificate to the person under this subchapter if:
(1) the person assists another person in obtaining employment at a school district, private school, or open-enrollment charter school, other than by the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files; and
(2) the person knew that the other person has previously engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor or student in violation of the law.
(b) The commissioner may require a school district to revoke or decline to issue a school district teaching permit under Section 21.055 issued to or requested by a person subject to board action under Subsection (a).
(1) the person assists another person in obtaining employment at a school district, private school, or open-enrollment charter school, other than by the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files; and
(2) the person knew that the other person has previously engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor or student in violation of the law.
(b) The commissioner may require a school district to revoke or decline to issue a school district teaching permit under Section 21.055 issued to or requested by a person subject to board action under Subsection (a).
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