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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public disclosure of student referrals for services |
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made by counselors in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 33.006, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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(d) This subsection applies only to a school district that, |
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during the preceding school year, made at least 20 total referrals |
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under Subsection (b)(2) at the middle school, junior high school, |
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and high school levels. In order to provide public disclosure of |
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the types of referrals made under Subsection (b)(2), each school |
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district to which this subsection applies shall include in the |
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performance report required by Section 39.053 a list of each |
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agency, organization, or other entity to which one or more district |
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students in middle school, junior high school, or high school was |
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referred by a counselor for services during the preceding school |
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year and the number of times that a referral was made to each listed |
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agency, organization, or other entity. A school district shall |
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provide the information required by this subsection in a manner |
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that does not identify the specific students involved. |
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SECTION 2. Section 33.006(d), Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the performance report required to |
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be published under Section 39.053, Education Code, for the |
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2007-2008 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. |