89R1952 TSS-D
By: Birdwell S.B. No. 874
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of a person convicted of a misdemeanor
involving moral turpitude to serve in certain roles at a charter
holder or an open-enrollment charter school.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.120, Education Code, is amended by
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) In this section, "misdemeanor involving moral
turpitude" means a misdemeanor under the following provisions of
the Penal Code:
(1) Section 21.07 (public lewdness);
(2) Section 21.08 (indecent exposure);
(3) Section 25.04 (enticing a child);
(4) Section 38.111 (improper contact with victim);
(5) Section 42.08 (abuse of corpse);
(6) Section 43.02 (prostitution);
(7) Section 43.22 (obscene display or distribution);
(8) Section 43.23 (obscenity); or
(9) Section 43.24 (sale, distribution, or display of
harmful material).
SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026
school year.
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, 2025.