Texas § 22.0831 NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW OF CERTIFIED EDUCATORS.

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§ 22.0831 — NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW OF CERTIFIED EDUCATORS.

Texas § 22.0831

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 22.0831 (2026).

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Sec. 22.0831. NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW OF CERTIFIED EDUCATORS.

(a)In this section, "board" means the State Board for Educator Certification.

(b)This section applies to a person who is an applicant for or holder of a certificate under Subchapter B , Chapter 21 , and who is employed by or is an applicant for employment by a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement.

(c)The board shall review the national criminal history record information of a person who has not previously submitted fingerprints to the department or been subject to a national criminal history record information review.

(d)The board shall place an educator's certificate on inactive status for failure to comply with a deadline for submitting information requ

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Sec. 22.0831. NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REVIEW OF CERTIFIED EDUCATORS. (a) In this section, "board" means the State Board for Educator Certification.
(b) This section applies to a person who is an applicant for or holder of a certificate under Subchapter B , Chapter 21 , and who is employed by or is an applicant for employment by a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement.
(c) The board shall review the national criminal history record information of a person who has not previously submitted fingerprints to the department or been subject to a national criminal history record information review.
(d) The board shall place an educator's certificate on inactive status for failure to comply with a deadline for submitting information required under this section.
(e) The board may allow a person who is applying for a certificate under Subchapter B , Chapter 21 , and who currently resides in another state to submit the person's fingerprints and other required information in a manner that does not impose an undue hardship on the person.
(f) The board may propose rules to implement this section, including rules establishing:
(1) deadlines for a person to submit fingerprints and photographs in compliance with this section; and
(2) sanctions for a person's failure to comply with the requirements of this section, including suspension or revocation of a certificate or refusal to issue a certificate.
(g) Expired.