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Floor Packet Page No. 207
Amend HB 2 on page 69, between lines 5 and 6, by inserting the
following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering the
subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION 2A.___. Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 21.062 to read as follows:
Sec. 21.062. CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN
INFORMATION. (a) The following information is confidential, is
not subject to public release under Chapter 552, Government Code,
and may be disclosed only as provided by this section and applicable
federal or state law:
(1) a report of alleged or suspected educator
misconduct made under this subchapter;
(2) the files, reports, records, communications,
audiotapes, videotapes, and working papers used or developed in an
investigation under this subchapter; and
(3) a final sanction by the board that, as determined
by board rules, is a formal, unpublished censure not intended to
appear in the educator's official certification records.
(b) An educator who is the subject of an investigation by the
board under this subchapter is entitled to examine and make copies
of any information described by this section if the information
directly relates to the investigation.