Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Criminal History Records
Section 22.083. Access to Criminal History Records of Employees by Local and Regional Education Authorities

Sec. 22.083. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS OF EMPLOYEES BY LOCAL AND REGIONAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES. (a) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement shall obtain criminal history record information that relates to a person who is not subject to a national criminal history record information review under this subchapter and who is an employee of:
(1) the district or school; or
(2) a shared services arrangement, if the employee's duties are performed on school property or at another location where students are regularly present.
(a-1) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement may obtain the criminal history record information from:
(1) the department;
(2) a law enforcement or criminal justice agency; or
(3) a private entity that is a consumer reporting agency governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.).
(a-2) A shared services arrangement may obtain from any law enforcement or criminal justice agency all criminal history record information that relates to a person who is not subject to Subsection (a) and whom the shared services arrangement intends to employ in any capacity.
(b) A private school or regional education service center may obtain from any law enforcement or criminal justice agency all criminal history record information that relates to:
(1) a person whom the school or service center intends to employ in any capacity; or
(2) an employee of or applicant for employment by a person that contracts with the school or service center to provide services, if:
(A) the employee or applicant has or will have continuing duties related to the contracted services; and
(B) the employee or applicant has or will have direct contact with students.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1372, Sec. 27, eff. June 15, 2007.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1372, Sec. 27, eff. June 15, 2007.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1372 (S.B. 9), Sec. 7, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1372 (S.B. 9), Sec. 8, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1372 (S.B. 9), Sec. 27, eff. June 15, 2007.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Education Code

Title 2 - Public Education

Subtitle D - Educators and School District Employees and Volunteers

Chapter 22 - School District Employees and Volunteers

Subchapter C. Criminal History Records

Section 22.081. Definitions

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 22.083. Access to Criminal History Records of Employees by Local and Regional Education Authorities

Section 22.0831. National Criminal History Record Information Review of Certified Educators

Section 22.0832. National Criminal History Record Information Review of Certain Open-Enrollment Charter School Employees

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 22.0835. Access to Criminal History Records of Student Teachers and Volunteers by Local and Regional Education Authorities

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 22.084. Access to Criminal History Records of School Bus Drivers, Bus Monitors, and Bus Aides

Section 22.085. Employees and Applicants Convicted of or Placed on Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision for Certain Offenses

Section 22.086. Liability for Reporting Offenses

Section 22.087. Notification to State Board for Educator Certification