85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 7, Chapter 178 Page: 6 of 37
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S.B. No. 7
1 not later than the seventh business day after the date the
2 superintendent or director receives a report from a principal under
3 Subsection (b-2) or knew about an educator's [cmplo'ccrimia
4 ] termination of employment or
5 resignation following an alleged incident of misconduct described
6 by Subsection (b) or an employee's criminal record under Subsection
7 (b)(1).
8 (c-1) The report under Subsection (c) must be:
9 (1) in writing; and
10 (2) in a form prescribed by the board.
11 (e) A superintendent, [ee] director, or principal of a
12 school district, district of innovation, open-enrollment charter
13 school, regional education service center, or shared services
14 arrangement who in good faith and while acting in an official
15 capacity files a report with the State Board for Educator
16 Certification under this section or communicates with another
17 superintendent, director, or principal concerning an educator's
18 criminal record or alleged incident of misconduct is immune from
19 civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or
20 imposed.
21 (f) The State Board for Educator Certification shall
22 determine whether to impose sanctions, including an administrative
23 penalty under Subsection (i), against a principal who fails to
24 provide notification to a superintendent or director in violation
25 of Subsection (b-2) or against a superintendent or director who
26 fails to file a report in violation of Subsection (c).
27 (i) If an educator serving as a superintendent or director
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 7, Chapter 178, legislative document, May 26, 2017; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1050511/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.