TX SB2503

Requires applicants for state agency or legislature employment/internship positions who are current public university students or graduated within the past 5 years to disclose specific conduct history on their applications

Mandated disclosures include: accusations or findings of student code of conduct violations for criminal homicide, sexual assault, indecency with a child, assault, arson, criminal mischief, graffiti, robbery, or stalking; arrests or convictions for these same offenses; Title IX sexual misconduct investigations within the past 5 years; and any non-academic suspensions or expulsions from higher education institutions

Failure to disclose or false disclosure may result in disqualification from consideration or termination if already employed

Disclosed information is confidential and exempt from public records requests under the Texas Public Information Act

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts must adopt rules to administer the requirements and develop verification guidelines in coordination with higher education institutions, with requirements applying to positions posted on or after November 1, 2025