| 1 | 1 | | 81R11476 CS-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Vaught H.B. No. 3888 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to immunity from liability of certain professional |
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| 8 | 8 | | employees of school districts. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 22.051(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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| 11 | 11 | | read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (a) In this subchapter, "professional employee of a school |
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| 13 | 13 | | district" includes: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) a superintendent, principal, teacher, including a |
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| 15 | 15 | | substitute teacher, supervisor, social worker, counselor, nurse, |
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| 16 | 16 | | and teacher's aide employed by a school district; |
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| 17 | 17 | | (2) a teacher employed by a company that contracts |
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| 18 | 18 | | with a school district to provide the teacher's services to the |
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| 19 | 19 | | district; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (3) a student in an education preparation program |
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| 21 | 21 | | participating in a field experience or internship; |
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| 22 | 22 | | (4) a school bus driver certified in accordance with |
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| 23 | 23 | | standards and qualifications adopted by the Department of Public |
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| 24 | 24 | | Safety of the State of Texas; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (5) a member of the board of trustees of an independent |
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| 26 | 26 | | school district; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (6) a physical therapist, speech-language |
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| 28 | 28 | | pathologist, audiologist, athletic trainer, or school |
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| 29 | 29 | | psychologist; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | (7) [(6)] any other person employed by a school |
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| 31 | 31 | | district whose employment requires certification and the exercise |
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| 32 | 32 | | of discretion. |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a cause of action that |
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| 34 | 34 | | accrues on or after the effective date of this Act. A cause of |
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| 35 | 35 | | action that accrues before the effective date of this Act is |
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| 36 | 36 | | governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and that |
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| 37 | 37 | | law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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