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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the public posting or other display of Texas bar |
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examination results. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 82, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 82.0295 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 82.0295. DISPLAY OF BAR EXAMINATION RESULTS. The |
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Board of Law Examiners may not post or otherwise display at any |
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location or in any manner that is accessible to the public, |
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including on the board's Internet website, the names of examinees |
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who passed or did not pass the Texas bar examination. This section |
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does not prohibit the board from posting or otherwise displaying |
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the results of the examination in a manner that uses only unique |
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identifiers assigned to examinees that conceal the examinees' |
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identities from the public. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to Texas bar examination results released by the Board of Law |
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Examiners on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |