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Tex. Educ. Code § 51.257

RETALIATION PROHIBITED

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 958 (S.B. 212), Sec. 1, eff

(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).

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.