By: Nelson S.B. No. 1743 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to designation and release of directory information under 1-3 the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. 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 new section 26.0084 to read as follows: 1-7 26.0084, Designation and Release of Directory Information. A 1-8 public school district may designate any or all information defined 1-9 as directory information by the Family Educational Rights and 1-10 Privacy Act (FERPA) as directory information which shall be 1-11 released under the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA) after 1-12 compliance with the requirements of FERPA for the release of 1-13 directory information. Any information not so designated shall not 1-14 be subject to the TPIA and shall be released only in accordance 1-15 with FERPA. 1-16 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-17 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-18 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-19 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-20 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.