Fingerprinting Rules and Senate Bill 9

 The 2007 Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 9 requiring fingerprint-based criminal background reviews for certain school employees in Texas Public schools.

• State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) Rules regarding the national criminal history reviews of certificate holders are found in Chapter 232, Subchapter C of the Texas Administrative Code.
  
• Commissioner Rules regarding criminal history reviews are found in Chapter 153, Subchapter DD of the Texas Administrative Code.
  
•  Statute codified in Texas Education Code 22.083-22.087 relates to the national criminal history reviews of certified teachers, charter school employees, non-certified staff, contractors and substitutes.

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