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| 1 | 1 | 89R6123 RAL-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Miles S.B. No. 2536 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the requirement for certain administrators of certain | |
| 10 | 10 | educational entities to report certain educator misconduct; | |
| 11 | 11 | increasing an administrative penalty. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Section 21.006(i), Education Code, is amended to | |
| 14 | 14 | read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (i) If an educator serving as a superintendent or director | |
| 16 | 16 | is required to file a report under Subsection (c) and fails to file | |
| 17 | 17 | the report by the date required by that subsection, or if an | |
| 18 | 18 | educator serving as a principal is required to notify a | |
| 19 | 19 | superintendent or director about an educator's criminal record or | |
| 20 | 20 | alleged incident of misconduct under Subsection (b-2) and fails to | |
| 21 | 21 | provide the notice by the date required by that subsection, the | |
| 22 | 22 | State Board for Educator Certification may impose on the educator | |
| 23 | 23 | an administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 [$500] and not | |
| 24 | 24 | more than $10,000. The State Board for Educator Certification may | |
| 25 | 25 | not renew the certification of an educator against whom an | |
| 26 | 26 | administrative penalty is imposed under this subsection until the | |
| 27 | 27 | penalty is paid. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |