Sec. 22.0517. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES IN ACTION AGAINST PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE. In an action against a professional employee of a school district involving an act that is incidental to or within the scope of duties of the employee's position of employment and brought against the employee in the employee's individual capacity, the employee is entitled to recover attorney's fees and court costs from the plaintiff if the employee is found immune from liability under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 15.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg. ch. 1197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers
Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers
Section 22.051. Definition; Other Immunity
Section 22.0511. Immunity From Liability
Section 22.0512. Immunity From Disciplinary Proceedings for Professional Employees
Section 22.0513. Notice of Claim
Section 22.0514. Exhaustion of Remedies
Section 22.0516. Alternative Dispute Resolution
Section 22.0517. Recovery of Attorney's Fees in Action Against Professional Employee
Section 22.053. School District Volunteers
Section 22.054. Liability of Certain Institutions of Higher Education