Texas § ED.22.054 - LIABILITY OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § ED.22.054 — LIABILITY OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ ED.22.054. LIABILITY OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
LIABILITY OF CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. (a) A private or independent institution of higher education is not liable for damages arising from an act or omission of a person associated with the institution, including an employee or student, arising in the course and scope of that person's activities as a volunteer in a primary or secondary school. (b) A school district may agree to provide or pay for attorney services for the defense of a private or independent institution of higher education if: (1) the institution is assisting in the provision of volunteer services to primary or secondary schools in the district; (2) a claim for damages is brought against the institution in relation to those services; and (3) the board of trustees of the school district reasonably believes that the institution is not liable for the claim under Subsection (a). (c) In this section: (1) "Private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003 . (2) "Volunteer" means a person rendering services for or on behalf of a public school who does not receive compensation from the district in excess of reimbursement for expenses. The person may receive compensation from a person other than the district. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
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