Texas 2019 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1394 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/05/2019

                    86R4609 SRS-D
 By: Bohac H.B. No. 1394


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to immunity from certain disciplinary proceedings for a
 teacher's justified use of physical force.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 22.0512(b), Education Code, is amended
 to read as follows:
 (b)  In this section, "disciplinary proceeding" means:
 (1)  an action brought by the school district employing
 a professional employee of a school district to discharge or
 suspend the employee or terminate or not renew the employee's term
 contract; or
 (2)  an action brought by the State Board for Educator
 Certification [to enforce the educator's code of ethics adopted
 under Section 21.041(b)(8)].
 SECTION 2.  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, 2019.