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H.B. No. 4687 AN ACT relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 12.057(c), Education Code, is amended to read as follows: (c) A campus or program granted a charter under Section 12.052, 12.0521(a)(1), or 12.053 is immune from liability to the same extent as a school district, and its employees and volunteers are immune from liability to the same extent as school district employees and volunteers. A member of the governing body of the campus or program is immune from liability and suit to the same extent as a school district trustee. SECTION 2. Subchapter G, Chapter 12, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 12.2525 to read as follows: Sec. 12.2525. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY AND SUIT. An eligible entity granted a charter under this subchapter is immune from liability and suit in matters related to the operation of an adult education program under the charter to the same extent as a school district, and its employees and volunteers are immune from liability and suit to the same extent as school district employees and volunteers. A member of the governing body of the entity is immune from liability and suit to the same extent as a school district trustee. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 4687 was passed by the House on May 14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 115, Nays 27, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 4687 was passed by the Senate on May 27, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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