Texas Education Code 51.922 – Mandatory Retirement Prohibited
Current as of: 2024 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
(a) In this section, “institution of higher education” has the meaning assigned by § 61.003 of this code.
(b) An institution of higher education may not impose a mandatory retirement age for tenured faculty of the institution.
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 51.922
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
(c) Imposition of a mandatory retirement age in violation of this section is an unlawful employment practice for purposes of Chapter 21, Labor Code. An individual aggrieved by the practice has the rights and remedies provided by that chapter, and the Commission on Human Rights has the same powers in regard to the complaint as any other complaint under that chapter.