Tex. Education Code § 22A.153
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 22A.153, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 22A.153. TEMPORARY INCLUSION IN REGISTRY FOR CERTAIN ARRESTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioner shall temporarily include a person who is employed by or acting as a service provider for an educational entity in the registry if the person is arrested for an offense listed under Section 22A.201(a).
(b) Before temporarily including a person described by Subsection (a) in the registry, the commissioner must verify that the person arrested for an offense described by that subsection is the same person who is employed by or acting as a service provider for an educational entity.
(c) An inclusion in the registry under this section remains in effect until the final disposition of the matter. The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a final hearing on the matter not later than the 61st day after the date of the final disposition of any criminal charges related to the arrest to determine whether the person should be included in the registry.
(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.
(b) Before temporarily including a person described by Subsection (a) in the registry, the commissioner must verify that the person arrested for an offense described by that subsection is the same person who is employed by or acting as a service provider for an educational entity.
(c) An inclusion in the registry under this section remains in effect until the final disposition of the matter. The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a final hearing on the matter not later than the 61st day after the date of the final disposition of any criminal charges related to the arrest to determine whether the person should be included in the registry.
(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.
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