Tex. Educ. Code § 22.053 · Subchapter B. CIVIL IMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT VOLUNTEERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A volunteer who is serving as a direct service volunteer of a school district is immune from civil liability to the same extent as a professional employee of a school district under Section 22.0511.
(b) In this section, "volunteer" means a person providing services for or on behalf of a school district, on the premises of the district or at a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property, who does not receive compensation in excess of reimbursement for expenses.
(c) This section does not limit the liability of a person for intentional misconduct or gross negligence.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 15.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.22.htm
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Education Code
- Tex. Educ. Code § 29.192IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.Printed as Section 22.053
- Tex. Educ. Code § 30.024EMPLOYEES OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED.Printed as Sections 22.0511, 22.0512, 22.052, and 22.053
- Tex. Educ. Code § 30.055EMPLOYEES OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.Printed as Sections 22.0511, 22.0512, 22.052, and 22.053
- Tex. Educ. Code § 37.006REMOVAL FOR CERTAIN CONDUCT.Printed as Section 22.053
- Tex. Educ. Code § 37.007EXPULSION FOR SERIOUS OFFENSES.Printed as Section 22.053
- Tex. Educ. Code § 38.030TRAUMATIC INJURY RESPONSE PROTOCOL.Printed as Section 22.053 | Sections 22.0511 and 22.053
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