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
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                            Governor