79S30478 RMB-D
By: Hochberg H.B. No. 94
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of members of the board of trustees of an
independent school district to obtain student information.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 11.170 to read as follows:
Sec. 11.170. BOARD MEMBER ACCESS TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENT
INFORMATION. (a) Except as provided by other state or federal law
and by Subsection (b), or unless the parent of the student consents
in writing, a member of the board of trustees of an independent
school district may not obtain school district information
regarding an individual student.
(b) The board of trustees of a school district may adopt a
policy providing for the access to school district information
regarding an individual student by the board or a designated
subcommittee of the board for a specific educational purpose. The
policy must specify the exact circumstances under which information
may be obtained.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.