TX SB1428

Prohibits public schools, charter schools, regional education service centers, and shared services arrangements from allowing any person to begin employment before obtaining their criminal history record information

Expands the registry of persons ineligible for public school employment to include those with suspended educator certifications (not just revoked), felony convictions, misdemeanors involving moral turpitude, and controlled substance offenses

Requires schools to discharge, refuse to hire, or refuse to offer employment to anyone listed on the ineligibility registry, and mandates reporting to the Texas Education Agency if they discover someone who should be listed but is not

Authorizes the TEA to impose sanctions, including withholding school safety allotment funding, on schools that fail to check the registry before hiring or fail to obtain required criminal history checks

Allows current employees convicted of certain offenses to continue employment if they demonstrate rehabilitation, have complied with policies, satisfied all court-ordered conditions, and have no subsequent convictions; applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year