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.