Sec. 22.0825. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS BY TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. (a) In this section, "other charter entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 21.006.
(b) The agency shall subscribe to the criminal history clearinghouse as provided by Section 411.0845, Government Code, and may obtain from any law enforcement or criminal justice agency all criminal history record information and all records contained in any closed criminal investigation file that relate to a specific applicant for employment or current or former employee of a school district, district of innovation, open-enrollment charter school, other charter entity, regional education service center, or shared services arrangement.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 3), Sec. 2A.013, eff. September 1, 2019.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers
Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers
Subchapter C. Criminal History Records
Section 22.0815. Applicability of Subchapter to Districts of Innovation and Other Charter Entities
Section 22.082. Access to Criminal History Records by State Board for Educator Certification
Section 22.0825. Access to Criminal History Records by Texas Education Agency
Section 22.0831. National Criminal History Record Information Review of Certified Educators
Section 22.0833. National Criminal History Record Information Review of Noncertified Employees
Section 22.0834. Criminal History Record Information Review of Certain Contract Employees
Section 22.08341. Criminal History Record Information Review by Certain Public Works Contractors
Section 22.0836. National Criminal History Record Information Review of Substitute Teachers
Section 22.0837. Fee for National Criminal History Record Information
Section 22.08391. Confidentiality of Information
Section 22.086. Liability for Reporting Offenses
Section 22.087. Notification to State Board for Educator Certification