{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.148","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 37.148","heading":"RIGHT TO REPORT CRIME.","body":"(a) An employee of a school district or open-enrollment charter school may report a crime witnessed at the school to any peace officer with authority to investigate the crime.\n(b) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not adopt a policy requiring a school employee to:\n(1) refrain from reporting a crime witnessed at the school; or\n(2) report a crime witnessed at the school only to certain persons or peace officers.\nAdded by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1043 (H.B. 1783), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE G. SAFE SCHOOLS","CHAPTER 37. DISCIPLINE; LAW AND ORDER","SUBCHAPTER E-1. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.37.htm#37.148","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"a2985a81b928e8aba59134e9885f09da15cff96f55da0bada5c0e87881370a8d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.147","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-37.151"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}