Relating to persons not eligible for employment in public schools and to measures to ensure public schools do not employ those persons.

SB 1428 requires Texas public schools, charter entities, and regional education centers to conduct mandatory criminal history background checks before hiring, prohibiting any waiver of this requirement. It establishes a registry of individuals ineligible for school employment, including those convicted of felonies, certain misdemeanors involving moral turpitude, drug offenses, or misconduct that led to revoked educator certification. School districts must refuse employment to anyone listed on this registry, which covers people disqualified under existing education code provisions (e.g., Section 22.0833 criminal history reviews or Section 22.094 misconduct findings). The bill directly affects all public school employers in Texas by mandating background checks and enforcing employment restrictions based on specific criminal or certification-related disqualifications.