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1 is required to file a report under Subsection (c) and fails to file
2 the report by the date required by that subsection, or if an
3 educator serving as a principal is required to notify a
4 superintendent or director about an educator's criminal record or
5 alleged incident of misconduct under Subsection (b-2) and fails to
6 provide the notice by the date required by that subsection, the
7 State Board for Educator Certification may impose on the educator
8 an administrative penalty of not less than $500 and not more than
9 $10,000. The State Board for Educator Certification may not renew
10 the certification of an educator against whom an administrative
11 penalty is imposed under this subsection until the penalty is paid.
12 (j) A superintendent or director required to file a report
13 under Subsection (c) commits an offense if the superintendent or
14 director fails to file the report by the date required by that
15 subsection with intent to conceal an educator's criminal record or
16 alleged incident of misconduct. A principal required to notify a
17 superintendent or director about an educator's criminal record or
18 alleged incident of misconduct under Subsection (b-2) commits an-
19 offense if the principal fails to provide the notice by the date
20 required by that subsection with intent to conceal an educator's
21 criminal record or alleged incident of misconduct. An offense
22 under this subsection is a state jail felony.
23 SECTION 6. Subchapter A, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
24 amended by adding Section 21.0061 to read as follows:
25 Sec. 21.0061. NOTICE TO PARENT OR GUARDIAN ABOUT EDUCATOR
26 MISCONDUCT. (a) The board of trustees or governing body of a
27 school district, district of innovation, open-enrollment charter7
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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/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.