1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to a school district's release of certain records. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Section 7.057(c), Education Code, is amended to 1-5 read as follows: 1-6 (c) In an appeal against a school district, the commissioner 1-7 shall issue a decision based on a review of the record developed at 1-8 the district level under a substantial evidence standard of review. 1-9 A school district's disclosure of the record to the commissioner 1-10 under this subsection is not an offense under Section 551.146, 1-11 Government Code. 1-12 SECTION 2. Section 21.301(b), Education Code, is amended to 1-13 read as follows: 1-14 (b) The school district must file a response not later than 1-15 the 20th day after the date the petition for review is filed. The 1-16 record of the local hearing must be filed with the district's 1-17 response or be filed alone within the period for a response if the 1-18 district does not file a response. A school district's filing of 1-19 the record with the commissioner under this subsection is not an 1-20 offense under Section 551.146, Government Code. 1-21 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-22 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-23 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-24 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-1 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3463 was passed by the House on May 5, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3463 was passed by the Senate on May 22, 2001, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________________ Date __________________________ Governor