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Floor Packet No. 236                                                        

	
Amend CSHB 2 on page 76, between lines 14 and 15, by inserting 
the following appropriately numbered section to Part 2C of the bill 
and renumbering the subsequent sections of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION 2C.__.  Subchapter Z, Chapter 25, Education Code, is 
amended by adding Section 25.902 to read as follows:
	Sec. 25.902.  CERTAIN MANDATORY STUDENT IDENTIFICATION 
METHODS PROHIBITED.  (a)  In this section, "radio frequency 
identification technology" means a wireless identification system 
that uses an electromagnetic radio frequency signal to transmit 
data between a card, badge, or tag and another device without 
physical contact.
	(b)  A school district may not require a student to use an 
identification device that uses radio frequency identification 
technology or similar technology to identify the student, transmit 
information regarding the student, or track the location of the 
student.
	(c)  A school district that permits the voluntary use of a 
student identification device described by Subsection (b) shall 
provide an alternative method of identification for a student if 
the student's parent or guardian submits timely written objection 
to the use of radio frequency identification technology.