(a) In this section, "educational institution" means an institution or program that facilitates learning or the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, beliefs, or habits. The term includes:
- (1) a public or private preschool, child-care facility, primary or secondary school, college, or university;
- (2) an institution of higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; and
- (3) a private or independent institution of higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
- (b) An educational institution is not liable for damages or equitable monetary relief arising from a cancellation or modification of a course, program, or activity of the institution if the cancellation or modification arose during a pandemic emergency and was caused, in whole or in part, by the emergency.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 528 (S.B. 6), Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 2021.