By:  Nelson                                           S.B. No. 1743
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                                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.