By Tillery H.B. No. 425 77R2355 BDH-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a parent's access to any school district videotape in 1-3 which the parent's child appears. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding 1-6 Section 26.0041 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 26.0041. ACCESS TO VIDEOTAPE OF STUDENT. A parent is 1-8 entitled to access to any videotape made or authorized by a school 1-9 district and recorded on equipment owned or leased by the district, 1-10 including a security camera videotape, in which the parent's child 1-11 appears. 1-12 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-13 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-14 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-15 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-16 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.