S.B. No. 1437         AN ACT   relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for   certification as certain juvenile officers or employees of a   juvenile facility.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 222.054, Human Resources Code, is   amended by adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsections (b),   (c), and (d) to read as follows:          (a-1)  This section applies to an individual who does not   hold a certification under this chapter and who is or was employed   by, under contract with, or volunteering for:                (1)  the department;                (2)  a juvenile probation department; or                 (3)  a juvenile facility registered with the   department.          (b)  Subject to Subsection (d), the [The] department may   designate as permanently ineligible for certification under this   chapter an individual to whom this section applies if:                (1)  while employed by, under contract with, or   volunteering for an entity described by Subsection (a-1), the   individual engaged [who has been terminated from employment with   the department for engaging] in conduct that:                      (A)  violates this chapter or a department rule;   or                      (B)  demonstrates the individual is not suitable   for certification under this chapter; or                (2)  a panel under Subsection (c) determines the   individual's certification would threaten juveniles in the   juvenile justice system.          (c)  The executive director may convene, in person or   telephonically, a panel of three board members to determine if the   [a former department employee's] continued eligibility of an   individual to whom this section applies to obtain a certification   under this chapter threatens juveniles in the juvenile justice   system.  If the panel determines an individual's eligibility for   certification threatens juveniles in the juvenile justice system,   the department shall temporarily designate the individual as   ineligible for certification until an administrative hearing is   held under Subsection (d).  The hearing must be held as soon as   possible following the temporary designation.  The executive   director may convene a panel under this subsection only if the   danger posed by the person's continued eligibility for   certification is imminent.  The panel may hold a telephonic meeting   only if immediate action is required and convening the panel at one   location is inconvenient for any member of the panel.          (d)  A person is entitled to a hearing before the State   Office of Administrative Hearings if the department proposes to   designate a person as permanently ineligible for certification as   provided by Subsection (b).          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.             ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                 I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1437 passed the Senate on   April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that   the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 5, 2025, by the   following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.       ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate                I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1437 passed the House, with   amendment, on April 29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 144,   Nays 0, three present not voting.       ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House            Approved:     ______________________________                Date       ______________________________              Governor