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  89R9383 KJE-D     By: Toth H.B. No. 2004       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a school district professional employee's liability for   certain criminal conduct against a student.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 22.0511(a), Education Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (a)  A professional employee of a school district is not   personally liable for any act that is incident to or within the   scope of the duties of the employee's position of employment and   that involves the exercise of judgment or discretion on the part of   the employee, except in circumstances in which a professional   employee :                 (1)   uses excessive force in the discipline of students   or negligence resulting in bodily injury to students ; or                 (2)  commits an offense against a student:                       (A)  under Chapter 19 or 20, Penal Code;                         (B)     under Section 22.01(a)(1), 22.02, or 22.04,   Penal Code; or                       (C)     for which the employee would be required to   register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal   Procedure .          SECTION 2.  This Act applies only to conduct that occurs on   or after the effective date of this Act. Conduct that occurred   before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in   effect on the date the conduct occurred, and the former law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.