TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATION OR PERMIT FOR CERTAIN ARRESTS.
Tex. EDUC Code § 22A.203.
in effect(a) The board shall temporarily suspend an educator's certification or permit issued under Subchapter B , Chapter 21 , if the educator is arrested for an offense listed under Section 22A.201 (a).
(b) Before suspending an educator's certification or permit under Subsection (a), the board or a five-person committee of board members designated by the board must verify that the person arrested for an offense described by that subsection is the same person who holds a certification or permit issued under Subchapter B , Chapter 21 , by the board.
(c) A suspension under this section remains in effect until the final disposition of the matter. The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold a final hearing on the matter not later than the 61st day after the date of the final disposition of any criminal charges related to the arrest to determine whether the person's certification or permit should be revoked.
(d) The board shall propose rules to implement this section.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 571 ), Sec. 1.23, eff. June 20, 2025.
SUBCHAPTER F. OTHER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS