Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY
Chapter 103 - HEALTH AND SAFETY
Subchapter EE - COMMISSIONER'S RULES ON PREVENTION, AWARENESS, AND REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT, INCLUDING TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD
Section 103.1403 - Required Signage Pertaining to Criminal Offenses of Human Trafficking
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code § 103.1403
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) When used in this section, the term "school" means a public primary or secondary school.
(b) Each public school shall post warning signs in a conspicuous place reasonably likely to be viewed by all school employees and visitors.
(c) Each warning sign must:
(1) describe the offense
of trafficking in persons as provided under Texas Penal Code, §
20A.02(a).
The sign must emphasize that an offense under Texas Penal Code, §
20A.02, is a felony of the
first degree punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice for life or for a term of not more than 99 years or less than 25 years
if it is shown on the trial of the offense that the actor committed the offense
in a location that was:
(A) on the premises
of or within 1,000 feet of the premises of:
(i) a school;
(ii) a juvenile detention facility;
(iii) a post-adjudication secure
correctional facility;
(iv) a
shelter or facility operating as a residential treatment center that serves
runaway youth, foster children, people who are homeless, or persons subjected
to human trafficking, domestic violence, or sexual assault;
(v) a community center offering youth
services and programs;
(vi) a
child-care facility, as defined by Human Resources Code, §
42.002; or
(vii) an institution of higher
education or private or independent institution of higher education, as defined
by Texas Education Code, §
61.003; or
(B) on premises or within 1,000
feet of premises where:
(i) an official
school function was taking place; or
(ii) an event sponsored or sanctioned by the
University Interscholastic League was taking place;
(2) be written in English and
Spanish;
(3) be at least 8.5 by 11
inches in size; and
(4) be
properly maintained to ensure readability and protection from the elements for
outdoor signs.
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