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Texas Education Code - Section 22.054. Liability Of Certain Institutions Of Higher Education

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§ 22.054. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER 
EDUCATION.  (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.
	(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:
		(1)  the institution is assisting in the provision of 
volunteer services to primary or secondary schools in the district;
		(2)  a claim for damages is brought against the 
institution in relation to those services;  and
		(3)  the board of trustees of the school district 
reasonably believes that the institution is not liable for the 
claim under Subsection (a).
	(c)  In this section:                                                          
		(1)  "Private or independent institution of higher 
education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
		(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.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, § 1, eff. May 30, 1995.            

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