Texas § 51.255 FAILURE TO REPORT OR FALSE REPORT; OFFENSES.

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§ 51.255 — FAILURE TO REPORT OR FALSE REPORT; OFFENSES.

Texas § 51.255

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 51.255 (2026).

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Sec. 51.255. FAILURE TO REPORT OR FALSE REPORT; OFFENSES.

(a)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)is required to make a report under Section 51.252 and knowingly fails to make the report; or

(2)with the intent to harm or deceive, knowingly makes a report under Section 51.252 that is false.

(b)An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor intended to conceal the incident that the actor was required to report under Section 51.252 .

(c)A postsecondary educational institution shall terminate the employment of an employee whom the institution determines in accordance with the institution's disciplinary procedure to have committed an offense under Subsection (a).

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Sec. 51.255. FAILURE TO REPORT OR FALSE REPORT; OFFENSES. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) is required to make a report under Section 51.252 and knowingly fails to make the report; or
(2) with the intent to harm or deceive, knowingly makes a report under Section 51.252 that is false.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor intended to conceal the incident that the actor was required to report under Section 51.252 .
(c) A postsecondary educational institution shall terminate the employment of an employee whom the institution determines in accordance with the institution's disciplinary procedure to have committed an offense under Subsection (a).