Tex. Educ. Code Section 22.054
Liability of Certain Institutions of Higher Education

(a)

A private or independent institution of higher education is not liable for damages arising from an act or omission of a person associated with the institution, including an employee or student, arising in the course and scope of that person’s activities as a volunteer in a primary or secondary school.

(b)

A school district may agree to provide or pay for attorney services for the defense of a private or independent institution of higher education if:

(1)

the institution is assisting in the provision of volunteer services to primary or secondary schools in the district;

(2)

a claim for damages is brought against the institution in relation to those services; and

(3)

the board of trustees of the school district reasonably believes that the institution is not liable for the claim under Subsection (a).

(c)

In this section:

(1)

“Private or independent institution of higher education” has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003 (Definitions).

(2)

“Volunteer” means a person rendering services for or on behalf of a public school who does not receive compensation from the district in excess of reimbursement for expenses. The person may receive compensation from a person other than the district.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.

Source: Section 22.054 — Liability of Certain Institutions of Higher Education, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.­22.­htm#22.­054 (accessed May 26, 2025).

22.001
Salary Deductions for Professional Dues 22.002
Assignment, Transfer, or Pledge of Compensation 22.003
Minimum Personal Leave Program 22.004
Group Health Benefits for School Employees 22.005
Health Care Plan and Fund 22.006
Discrimination Based on Jury Service Prohibited 22.007
Incentives for Early Retirement 22.011
Requiring or Coercing Employees to Make Charitable Contributions 22.051
Definition 22.052
Administration of Medication by School District Employees or Volunteer Professionals 22.053
School District Volunteers 22.054
Liability of Certain Institutions of Higher Education 22.055
Frivolous Suit Against Employee 22.081
Definitions 22.082
Access to Criminal History Records by State Board for Educator Certification 22.083
Access to Criminal History Records of Employees by Local and Regional Education Authorities 22.084
Access to Criminal History Records of School Bus Drivers, Bus Monitors, and Bus Aides 22.085
Employees and Applicants Convicted of or Placed on Deferred Adjudication Community Supervision for Certain Offenses 22.086
Liability for Reporting Offenses 22.087
Notification to State Board for Educator Certification 22.091
Definition 22.092
Registry of Persons Not Eligible for Employment in Public Schools 22.093
Requirement to Report Employee Misconduct 22.094
Notice of Alleged Misconduct 22.095
Internet Portal 22.096
Compliance Monitoring 22.101
Definitions 22.102
Authority to Adopt Rules 22.103
Designation of Compensation as Health Care Supplementation 22.104
Funds Held in Trust 22.105
Written Election Required 22.106
Use of Designated Compensation 22.107
Wage Increase for Support Staff 22.0511
Immunity from Liability 22.0512
Immunity from Disciplinary Proceedings for Professional Employees 22.0513
Notice of Claim 22.0514
Exhaustion of Remedies 22.0515
Limitation on Damages 22.0516
Alternative Dispute Resolution 22.0517
Recovery of Attorney’s Fees in Action Against Professional Employee 22.0815
Applicability of Subchapter to Districts of Innovation and Other Charter Entities 22.0825
Access to Criminal History Records by Texas Education Agency 22.0831
National Criminal History Record Information Review of Certified Educators 22.0832
National Criminal History Record Information Review of Certain Open-enrollment Charter School Employees 22.0833
National Criminal History Record Information Review of Noncertified Employees 22.0834
Criminal History Record Information Review of Certain Contract Employees 22.0835
Access to Criminal History Records of Student Teachers and Volunteers by Local and Regional Education Authorities 22.0836
National Criminal History Record Information Review of Substitute Teachers 22.0837
Fee for National Criminal History Record Information 22.901
Unlawful Inquiry into Religious Affiliation 22.902
Instruction Related to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Use of Automated External Defibrillator 22.904
Mental Health Training 22.05125
Immunity from Disciplinary Proceedings for Classroom Teachers 22.08361
National Criminal History Record Information Review of Certain Private School Employees 22.08391
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May 26, 2025

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