Texas § ED.12.1055 - APPLICABILITY OF NEPOTISM LAWS
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§ ED.12.1055. APPLICABILITY OF NEPOTISM LAWS
APPLICABILITY OF NEPOTISM LAWS. (a) An open-enrollment charter school is subject to a prohibition, restriction, or requirement, as applicable, imposed by state law or by a rule adopted under state law, relating to nepotism under Chapter 573 , Government Code. (b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140, Sec. 47(1), eff. September 1, 2013. (c) Section 11.1513 (f) applies to an open-enrollment charter school as though the governing body of the school were the board of trustees of a school district and to the superintendent or, as applicable, the administrator serving as educational leader and chief executive officer of the school as though that person were the superintendent of a school district. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a person who was not restricted or prohibited under this section as this section existed before September 1, 2013, from being employed by an open-enrollment charter school and who was employed by an open-enrollment charter school before September 1, 2013, is considered to have been in continuous employment as provided by Section 573.062 (a), Government Code, and is not prohibited from continuing employment with the school. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3 ), Sec. 18, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2 ), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1140 (S.B. 2 ), Sec. 47(1), eff. September 1, 2013.
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