SB2536 - Relating to the requirement for certain administrators of certain educational entities to report certain educator misconduct; increasing an administrative penalty.

  89R6123 RAL-D     By: Miles S.B. No. 2536       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the requirement for certain administrators of certain   educational entities to report certain educator misconduct;   increasing an administrative penalty.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 21.006(i), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (i)  If an educator serving as a superintendent or director   is required to file a report under Subsection (c) and fails to file   the report by the date required by that subsection, or if an   educator serving as a principal is required to notify a   superintendent or director about an educator's criminal record or   alleged incident of misconduct under Subsection (b-2) and fails to   provide the notice by the date required by that subsection, the   State Board for Educator Certification may impose on the educator   an administrative penalty of not less than $1,000 [ $500 ] and not   more than $10,000. The State Board for Educator Certification may   not renew the certification of an educator against whom an   administrative penalty is imposed under this subsection until the   penalty is paid.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.