TX HB3991

Adds "neglect" of students or minors as a reportable offense requiring superintendents to notify the State Board for Educator Certification when an educator is terminated or resigns

Expands categories of misconduct requiring reporting to include possession or distribution of marijuana, dangerous drugs, and controlled substances, as well as offenses involving abusable volatile chemicals within 300 feet of school property

Requires reporting when educators sell, give, or deliver alcoholic beverages to students or minors, or commit felonies, sexual offenses (Chapter 21, Penal Code), deadly conduct (Section 22.05), or tampering with government records (Section 37.10)

Mandates immediate placement of misconduct notices on educators' public certification records when alleged misconduct presents a risk to student health, safety, or welfare, including abuse, neglect, sexual contact, drug offenses, and providing alcohol to minors

Expands the registry of persons ineligible for public school employment to include all employees (not just educators) determined to have engaged in the newly specified misconduct categories, effective for the 2025-2026 school year