Texas Education Code - Section 51.922. Mandatory Retirement Prohibited
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§ 51.922. MANDATORY RETIREMENT PROHIBITED. (a) In this
section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned
by Section 61.003 of this code.
(b) An institution of higher education may not impose a
mandatory retirement age for tenured faculty of the institution.
(c) Imposition of a mandatory retirement age in violation of
this section is an unlawful employment practice for purposes of
Chapter 21, Labor Code. An individual aggrieved by the practice has
the rights and remedies provided by that chapter, and the
Commission on Human Rights has the same powers in regard to the
complaint as any other complaint under that chapter.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1246, § 1, eff. June 16, 1989.
Renumbered from § 51.917 by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, §
19.01(22), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch.
76, § 9.56, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 51.916 51.917 51.918 51.919 51.9191 51.920 51.921 51.922 51.923 51.924 51.9241 51.9242 51.9245 51.925 51.926
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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