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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability |
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laws to certain charter school campuses or programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 12.057(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) A campus or program granted a charter under Section |
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12.052, 12.0521(a)(1), or 12.053 is immune from liability to the |
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same extent as a school district, and its employees and volunteers |
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are immune from liability to the same extent as school district |
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employees and volunteers. A member of the governing body of the |
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campus or program is immune from liability and suit to the same |
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extent as a school district trustee. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 12, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 12.2525 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.2525. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY AND SUIT. In matters |
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related to the operation of an adult education program under a |
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charter granted under this subchapter, an eligible entity is immune |
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from liability and suit to the same extent as a school district, and |
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its employees and volunteers are immune from liability and suit to |
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the same extent as school district employees and volunteers. A |
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member of the governing body of the entity is immune from liability |
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and suit to the same extent as a school district trustee. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |