{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.016","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 37.016","heading":"REPORT OF DRUG OFFENSES; LIABILITY.","body":"A teacher, school administrator, or school employee is not liable in civil damages for reporting to a school administrator or governmental authority, in the exercise of professional judgment within the scope of the teacher's, administrator's, or employee's duties, a student whom the teacher suspects of using, passing, or selling, on school property:\n(1) marihuana or a controlled substance, as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code;\n(2) a dangerous drug, as defined by Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code;\n(3) an abusable glue or aerosol paint, as defined by Chapter 485, Health and Safety Code, or a volatile chemical, as listed in Chapter 484, Health and Safety Code, if the substance is used or sold for the purpose of inhaling its fumes or vapors; or\n(4) an alcoholic beverage, as defined by Section 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE G. SAFE SCHOOLS","CHAPTER 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER","SUBCHAPTER A. ALTERNATIVE SETTINGS FOR BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.37.htm#37.016","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"cc9bcea8d6f998143bf144dfd59d406ca60dbb6c73bfdc8c9a2ba4f5fac990a5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.0151","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.017"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}