Sec. 21.0061. NOTICE TO PARENT OR GUARDIAN ABOUT EDUCATOR MISCONDUCT. (a) The board of trustees or governing body of a school district, district of innovation, open-enrollment charter school, other charter entity, regional education service center, or shared services arrangement shall adopt a policy under which notice is provided to the parent or guardian of a student with whom an educator is alleged to have engaged in misconduct described by Section 21.006(b)(2)(A) or (A-1) informing the parent or guardian:
(1) that the alleged misconduct occurred;
(2) whether the educator was terminated following an investigation of the alleged misconduct or resigned before completion of the investigation; and
(3) whether a report was submitted to the State Board for Educator Certification concerning the alleged misconduct.
(b) The policy required by this section must require that information specified by Subsection (a)(1) be provided as soon as feasible after the employing entity becomes aware that alleged misconduct may have occurred.
(c) In this section, "other charter entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 21.006.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 178 (S.B. 7), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 2A.011, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 21.002. Teacher Employment Contracts
Section 21.003. Certification Required
Section 21.0031. Failure to Obtain Certification; Contract Void
Section 21.004. Teacher Recruitment Program
Section 21.006. Requirement to Report Misconduct
Section 21.0061. Notice to Parent or Guardian About Educator Misconduct
Section 21.0062. Requirement to Report Misconduct: Private Schools
Section 21.007. Notice on Certification Record of Alleged Misconduct