{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.0581","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 21.0581","heading":"REVOCATION FOR ASSISTING PERSON WHO ENGAGED IN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT.","body":"(a) The board may suspend or revoke a certificate held by a person under this subchapter, impose other sanctions against the person, or refuse to issue a certificate to the person under this subchapter if:\n(1) the person assists another person in obtaining employment at a school district, private school, or open-enrollment charter school, other than by the routine transmission of administrative and personnel files; and\n(2) the person knew that the other person has previously engaged in sexual misconduct with a minor or student in violation of the law.\n(b) The commissioner may require a school district to revoke or decline to issue a school district teaching permit under Section 21.055 issued to or requested by a person subject to board action under Subsection (a).\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 178 (S.B. 7), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 1230), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS","CHAPTER 21. EDUCATORS","SUBCHAPTER B. CERTIFICATION OF EDUCATORS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.21.htm#21.0581","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"3258e42704e04d60d72c608029e2e1705598d485c1f15706220d1f95e57afe23","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.057","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-21.0585"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}