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Senate Bill 1327 |
Senate Author: Watson |
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Effective: 5-28-11 |
House Sponsor: Howard, Donna |
Senate Bill 1327 amends the Education Code to exempt from disclosure under state public information law information collected or produced by a systemwide compliance office for the purpose of reviewing compliance processes at a component institution of higher education of a university system. The bill includes as information exempt from such disclosure information collected in a compliance program investigation that would interfere with an ongoing compliance investigation if released. The bill authorizes confidential or exempt compliance program information to be made available, on request in compliance with applicable law and procedure, to a governmental agency responsible for investigating the matter that is the subject of a compliance report and to an officer or employee of an institution of higher education or a compliance officer or employee of a university system administration who is responsible under institutional or system policy for a compliance program investigation or for reviewing a compliance program investigation.