HB 4527
AN ACT relating to the applicability to private schools of laws relating
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to the applicability to private schools of laws relating
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the applicability to private schools of laws relating to the reporting to law enforcement of certain employee misconduct. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 38.0046 to read as follows: Sec. 38.0046. APPLICABILITY TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF CERTAIN MISCONDUCT REPORTING LAWS. A requirement in this code or any other law for a school district or the district's administrators or employees to report to law enforcement an alleged incident of misconduct by a district employee, including the requirement to report abuse or neglect of a child under Section 261.101, Family Code, applies to a private school in the same manner as if: (1) the school were a school district; and (2) the school's administrators and employees were administrators and employees of a school district. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Law Enforcement and related subject areas.
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Michael J. Johnson
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Leslie Pardue
Fred Shannon
Sarah Hicks
Matthew Bentley
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the applicability to private schools of laws relating
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