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Texas Education Code - EDUC § 51.257. Retaliation Prohibited

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A postsecondary educational institution may not discipline or otherwise discriminate against an employee who in good faith:

(1) makes a report as required by Section 51.252;  or

(2) cooperates with an investigation, a disciplinary process, or a judicial proceeding relating to a report made by the employee as required by Section 51.252.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an employee who:

(1) reports an incident described by Section 51.252(a) perpetrated by the employee;  or

(2) cooperates with an investigation, a disciplinary process, or a judicial proceeding relating to an allegation that the employee perpetrated an incident described by Section 51.252(a).

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