HB2206 - Relating to the reporting of certain public school employee misconduct to local law enforcement.

  89R4673 MEW-D     By: Bumgarner H.B. No. 2206       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the reporting of certain public school employee   misconduct to local law enforcement.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 21.006, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (b-3) and amending Subsections (i) and (j) to   read as follows:           (b-3)     The superintendent or director of a school district,   district of innovation, open-enrollment charter school, other   charter entity, regional education service center, or shared   services arrangement shall notify the police department of the   municipality in which the entity is located or, if the entity is not   in a municipality, the sheriff of the county in which the entity is   located not later than 48 hours after the date the superintendent or   director becomes aware that an educator is alleged to have engaged   in misconduct described by Subsection (b)(2)(A) or (A-1).          (i)  If an educator serving as a superintendent or director   is required to provide notice under Subsection (b-3) or file a   report under Subsection (c) and fails to provide notice or file the   report by the date required by the applicable [ that ] subsection, or   if an educator serving as a principal is required to notify a   superintendent or director about an educator's criminal record or   alleged incident of misconduct under Subsection (b-2) and fails to   provide the notice by the date required by that subsection, the   State Board for Educator Certification may impose on the educator   an administrative penalty of not less than $500 and not more than   $10,000.  The State Board for Educator Certification may not renew   the certification of an educator against whom an administrative   penalty is imposed under this subsection until the penalty is paid.          (j)  A superintendent or director required to provide notice   under Subsection (b-3) or file a report under Subsection (c)   commits an offense if the superintendent or director fails to   provide notice or file the report by the date required by the   applicable [ that ] subsection with intent to conceal an educator's   criminal record or alleged incident of misconduct.  A principal   required to notify a superintendent or director about an educator's   criminal record or alleged incident of misconduct under Subsection   (b-2) commits an offense if the principal fails to provide the   notice by the date required by that subsection with intent to   conceal an educator's criminal record or alleged incident of   misconduct.  An offense under this subsection is a state jail   felony.          SECTION 2.  Section 22.093, Education Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c-1) and amending Subsections (i) and (k) to   read as follows:           (c-1)     The superintendent or director of a school district,   district of innovation, open-enrollment charter school, other   charter entity, regional education service center, or shared   services arrangement shall notify the police department of the   municipality in which the entity is located or, if the entity is not   in a municipality, the sheriff of the county in which the entity is   located not later than 48 hours after the date the superintendent or   director becomes aware that an educator is alleged to have engaged   in misconduct described by Subsection (c)(1)(A) or (B).          (i)  The commissioner shall refer an educator who fails to   provide notice under Subsection (c-1) or file a report in violation   of Subsection (f) to the State Board for Educator Certification,   and the board shall determine whether to impose sanctions against   the educator.          (k)  A superintendent or director required to provide notice   under Subsection (c-1) or file a report under Subsection (f)   commits an offense if the superintendent or director fails to   provide notice or file the report by the date required by the   applicable [ that ] subsection with intent to conceal an employee's   criminal record or alleged incident of misconduct.  A principal   required to notify a superintendent or director about an employee's   alleged incident of misconduct under Subsection (e) commits an   offense if the principal fails to provide the notice by the date   required by that subsection with intent to conceal an employee's   alleged incident of misconduct.  An offense under this subsection   is a state jail felony.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.