Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 118.002 · Chapter 118. LIABILITY OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR CERTAIN ACTS OR OMISSIONS
LIABILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A public school that is grossly negligent or reckless, or engages in intentional misconduct, in hiring, supervising, or employing a professional school employee is liable for an act or omission that is committed by the employee against a student enrolled in the school and that is:
(1) sexual misconduct; or
(2) failure to report suspected child abuse or neglect under Section 261.101, Family Code.
(b) In an action against a public school under this chapter, the professional school employee who committed the act or omission on which the claim is based must be named as a defendant.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 949 (H.B. 4623), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.118.htm
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