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Texas Education Code - Section 21.058. Revocation Of Certificate And Termination Of Employment Based On Conviction Of Certain Offenses

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§ 21.058. REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE AND TERMINATION OF 
EMPLOYMENT BASED ON CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.  (a) This 
section applies only:
		(1)  to conviction of a felony offense under Title 5, 
Penal Code, or an offense on conviction of which a defendant is 
required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of 
Criminal Procedure;  and
		(2)  if the victim of the offense is under 18 years of 
age.                 
	(b)  Notwithstanding Section 21.041(b)(7), not later than 
the fifth day after the date the board receives notice under Article 
42.018, Code of Criminal Procedure, of the conviction of a person 
who holds a certificate under this subchapter, the board shall:
		(1)  revoke the certificate held by the person;  and                          
		(2)  provide to the person and to any school district or 
open-enrollment charter school employing the person at the time of 
revocation written notice of:
			(A)  the revocation;  and                                                    
			(B)  the basis for the revocation.                                           
	(c)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school 
that receives notice under Subsection (b) of the revocation of a 
certificate issued under this subchapter shall:
		(1)  immediately remove the person whose certificate 
has been revoked from campus or from an administrative office, as 
applicable, to prevent the person from having any contact with a 
student;  and
		(2)  as soon as practicable, terminate the employment 
of the person in accordance with the person's contract and with this 
subchapter.
	(d)  A person whose certificate is revoked under Subsection 
(b) may reapply for a certificate in accordance with board rules.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 920, § 1, eff. June 20, 2003.           

Last modified: August 10, 2007