Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Education Code § 22.0825: ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS BY TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY.

(a) In this section, "other charter entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 22A.001.
(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, private school that is accredited by an accrediting agency that is a member of the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission, 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.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (S.B. 1471), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2023.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 571), Sec. 2.12, eff. June 20, 2025.

Where this section sits in the code

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

(a) In this section, "other charter entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 22A.001.

(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, private school that is accredited by an accrediting agency that is a member of the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission, 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.

Amended by:

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (S.B. 1471), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2023.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 571), Sec. 2.12, eff. June 20, 2025.

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