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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transmission of information regarding public school |
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students through the use of radio frequency identification |
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technology. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 25, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 25.903 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.903. CERTAIN MANDATORY STUDENT IDENTIFICATION |
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METHODS PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "radio frequency |
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identification technology" means a wireless identification system |
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that uses an electromagnetic radio frequency signal to transmit |
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data without physical contact between a card, badge, or tag and |
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another device. |
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(b) A school district may not require a student to use an |
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identification device that uses radio frequency identification |
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technology or similar technology to identify the student, transmit |
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information regarding the student, or track the location of the |
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student. |
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(c) A school district that permits the voluntary use of a |
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student identification device described by Subsection (b) shall |
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provide an alternative method of identification for a student if |
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the student's parent or guardian submits timely written objection |
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to the use of radio frequency identification technology. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2007-2008 |
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school year. |
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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. |