Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
SB 571 updates Texas education law to restrict employment of contract employees who work in public schools and have direct student contact. It prohibits school districts and contractors from hiring individuals with certain criminal convictions (like felonies or misdemeanors listed under Section 22.085) or those identified in a misconduct registry for specific offenses. The bill also expands access to this registry - used to track ineligible employees - to include private schools, non-profit teacher organizations, and school contractors. These changes apply only to new contracts entered on or after September 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Dec 12, 2024
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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This bill was finalized in its enrolled version with no substantive policy changes to the legislative text itself. The primary differences between the Engrossed and Enrolled versions are formatting and markup conventions used during the legislative process, such as the removal of draft annotations and the addition of final bill identifiers. The actual legal provisions regarding misconduct reporting, investigation requirements, and penalties remain unchanged.
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Removed draft annotations and markup symbols (e.g., 'AA', '1...1') that were used during the legislative review process to indicate deletions and insertions.
Added final bill header information including bill number, session year, and 'Enrolled version' designation to indicate the bill has passed both houses and is ready for the governor's signature.
Adjusted line breaks and spacing throughout the document to conform to final enrolled formatting standards, while preserving all original legal text and statutory language.
Floor votes · House May 27, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
65
Key actions
20
Committee
13
Amendments
6
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 31, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
lower
May 30, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
May 30, 2025
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (133-1-11)
house
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
No action taken in committee
lower
May 10, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
May 10, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
11 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
P
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
P
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
P
Candy Noble
RRepublican
P
James Frank
RRepublican
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
P
Mayes Middleton
RRepublican
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
P
Royce West
DDemocratic
P
Tan Parker
RRepublican
Co
Adam Hinojosa
RRepublican
Co
Brian Birdwell
RRepublican
Co
Chuy Hinojosa
DDemocratic
Co
Donna Campbell
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Sparks
RRepublican
Co
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
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