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AN ACT
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relating to the development by the Texas Education Agency of a list |
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of resources concerning Internet safety for use by school |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.023. LIST OF RESOURCES CONCERNING INTERNET SAFETY. |
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The agency shall develop and make available to school districts a |
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list of resources concerning Internet safety, including a list of |
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organizations and Internet websites that may assist in educating |
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teachers and students about: |
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(1) the potential dangers of allowing personal |
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information to appear on an Internet website; |
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(2) the significance of copyright laws; and |
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(3) the consequences of cyber-plagiarism and theft of |
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audiovisual works, including motion pictures, software, and sound |
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recordings, through uploading and downloading files on the |
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Internet. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3171 was passed by the House on May |
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11, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3171 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |