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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the prevention of and education concerning the offense |
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of online solicitation of a minor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 37, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 37.2095 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.2095. EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. (a) The center, in |
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consultation with the attorney general and the commissioner, shall |
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maintain on the center's Internet website a link that enables an |
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Internet user to access free of charge information and educational |
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materials designed to prevent the commission of the offense of |
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online solicitation of a minor under Section 33.021, Penal Code, or |
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any substantially similar offense. |
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(b) The information and educational materials described by |
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Subsection (a) must be: |
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(1) appropriate for use in a classroom setting in a |
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public primary or secondary school; and |
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(2) designed to educate minors concerning ways to |
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avoid becoming a victim or perpetrator of the offense of online |
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solicitation of a minor under Section 33.021, Penal Code, or a |
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substantially similar offense. |
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(c) The Internet link maintained under Subsection (a) may |
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link the Internet user to information and educational materials |
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that are prepared by the center, the attorney general, another |
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state agency, or a private entity that operates in the computer or |
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computing industry, including an Internet service provider or a |
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computer software provider. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 37.083, Education Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Each school district shall adopt and implement a |
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discipline management program to be included in the district |
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improvement plan under Section 11.252. The program must provide |
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for: |
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(1) prevention of and education concerning unwanted |
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physical or verbal aggression, sexual harassment, and other forms |
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of bullying in school, on school grounds, and in school vehicles; |
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and |
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(2) prevention of the offense of online solicitation |
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of a minor under Section 33.021, Penal Code, or a substantially |
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similar offense by educating students concerning ways to avoid |
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becoming victims or perpetrators of that offense. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The Texas School Safety Center shall post |
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the Internet link required by Section 37.2095, Education Code, as |
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added by this Act, not later than December 1, 2007. |
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(b) Each school district shall modify its discipline |
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management program to comply with Section 37.083, Education Code, |
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as amended by this Act, as soon as possible after the Texas School |
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Safety Center posts the Internet link required by Section 37.2095, |
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Education Code, as added by this Act, and not later than the first |
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day of the 2008-2009 school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |