Section 22.0512 - Immunity From Disciplinary Proceedings for Professional Employees(a) A professional employee of a school district may not be subject to disciplinary proceedings for the employee's use of physical force against a student to the extent justified under Section 9.62, Penal Code.(b) In this section, "disciplinary proceeding" means:(1) an action brought by the school district employing a professional employee of a school district to discharge or suspend the employee or terminate or not renew the employee's term contract; or(2) an action brought by the State Board for Educator Certification to enforce the educator's code of ethics adopted under Section 21.041(b)(8).(c) This section does not prohibit a school district from:(1) enforcing a policy relating to corporal punishment; or(2) notwithstanding Subsection (a), bringing a disciplinary proceeding against a professional employee of the district who violates the district policy relating to corporal punishment.Tex. Educ. Code § 22.0512
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2003.