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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure to public schools of certain records of |
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students placed in residential facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.012, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) Except as provided by Subsection (g), a residential |
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facility shall provide to a school district or open-enrollment |
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charter school that provides educational services to a student |
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placed in the facility any information retained by the facility |
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relating to: |
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(1) the student's school records, including records |
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regarding: |
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(A) special education eligibility or services; |
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(B) behavioral intervention plans; |
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(C) school-related disciplinary actions; and |
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(D) other documents related to the student's |
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educational needs; |
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(2) any other behavioral history information |
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regarding the student that is not confidential under another |
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provision of law; and |
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(3) the student's record of convictions or the |
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student's probation, community supervision, or parole status, as |
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provided to the facility by a law enforcement agency, local |
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juvenile probation department or juvenile parole office, community |
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supervision and corrections department, or parole office, if the |
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information is needed to provide educational services to the |
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student. |
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(g) Subsection (f) does not apply to a: |
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(1) juvenile pre-adjudication secure detention |
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facility; or |
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(2) juvenile post-adjudication secure correctional |
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facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1569 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1569 on May 26, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1569 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |