{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-22.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 22.054","heading":"LIABILITY OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.","body":"(a) A private or independent institution of higher education is not liable for damages arising from an act or omission of a person associated with the institution, including an employee or student, arising in the course and scope of that person's activities as a volunteer in a primary or secondary school.\n(b) A school district may agree to provide or pay for attorney services for the defense of a private or independent institution of higher education if:\n(1) the institution is assisting in the provision of volunteer services to primary or secondary schools in the district;\n(2) a claim for damages is brought against the institution in relation to those services; and\n(3) the board of trustees of the school district reasonably believes that the institution is not liable for the claim under Subsection (a).\n(c) In this section:\n(1) \"Private or independent institution of higher education\" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.\n(2) \"Volunteer\" means a person rendering services for or on behalf of a public school who does not receive compensation from the district in excess of reimbursement for expenses. The person may receive compensation from a person other than the district.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE D. EDUCATORS AND SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS","CHAPTER 22. SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS","SUBCHAPTER B. CIVIL IMMUNITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.22.htm#22.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"978ec2db0ec73f59ef686d311384988d52cc5173450c531b729c45f31c5da8e2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-22.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-22.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}