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Texas Education Code § 22.053

School District Volunteers

School District Employees and Volunteers · Civil Immunity

(a) A volunteer who is serving as a direct service volunteer of a school district is immune from civil liability to the same extent as a professional employee of a school district under Section 22.0511.

(b) In this section, "volunteer" means a person providing services for or on behalf of a school district, on the premises of the district or at a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property, who does not receive compensation in excess of reimbursement for expenses.

(c) This section does not limit the liability of a person for intentional misconduct or gross negligence.

Official text of the Texas Education Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 204, Sec. 15.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

This section refers to

§ 22.0511

Sections that refer to this one

§ 29.192§ 30.024§ 30.055§ 37.006§ 37.007§ 38.030