TX HB3098

Elevates assault causing bodily injury against public or private primary/secondary school employees from a Class A misdemeanor to a third-degree felony when committed while the employee is performing job duties or in retaliation for job performance

Creates new Class B misdemeanor (upgraded from Class C) with minimum 10-day confinement for offensive contact assaults against school employees, and Class A misdemeanor with minimum 10-day confinement for threatening assaults against school employees

Establishes a rebuttable presumption that the assailant knew the victim was a school employee if the assailant was a student enrolled at the school or a parent/guardian of an enrolled student

Enhanced penalties apply regardless of whether the assault occurred on school premises or during school hours

Exempts students enrolled in special education programs from the enhanced penalties, and requires defendants receiving community supervision for these offenses to serve at least 10 days in county jail as a condition of supervision

Takes effect September 1, 2025, applying only to offenses committed on or after that date