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Committee previews bill adding Agency of Education to ongoing criminal-background checks

Dallas Education · March 21, 2026
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Summary

Committee members reviewed sections 14–15 of a miscellaneous education bill that would allow the Agency of Education to obtain criminal background checks for employees and contractors who may interact with children and add AOE to existing Title 16 record-keeping rules.

The chair of the Dallas Education committee said members would quickly review a miscellaneous education bill that includes changes to criminal-background-check rules for education employees and contractors.

A committee member said “Section 14 and 15 will allow the agency of education to conduct criminal background checks on employees and contractors who potentially may interact with…

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