H.B. No. 398
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of employees convicted of certain
offenses to provide services under a contract with a public school.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 22.0834(o), Education Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(o) A contracting or subcontracting entity may not permit an
employee to whom Subsection (a) applies to provide services at a
school if the employee has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor
offense that would prevent a person from being employed [obtaining
certification as an educator] under Section 22.085(a) [21.060].
SECTION 2. Section 22.0834(o), Education Code, as amended
by this Act, applies to the provision of services at a public school
by an employee of a contracting or subcontracting entity without
regard to whether the contract or subcontract under which the
person is employed was entered into before, on, or after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 398 was passed by the House on April
26, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 148, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 398 was passed by the Senate on May
25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor