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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a community education program |
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concerning Internet safety. |
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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 37.217 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 37.217. COMMUNITY EDUCATION RELATING TO INTERNET |
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SAFETY. (a) The center, in cooperation with the attorney general, |
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shall develop a program that provides instruction concerning |
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Internet safety, including instruction relating to: |
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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 manner in which to report an inappropriate |
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online solicitation; and |
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(3) the prevention, detection, and reporting of |
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bullying or threats occurring over the Internet. |
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(b) In developing the program, the center shall: |
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(1) solicit input from interested stakeholders; and |
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(2) to the extent practicable, draw from existing |
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resources and programs. |
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(c) The center shall make the program available to public |
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schools. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas School Safety Center shall develop a program |
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that provides instruction concerning Internet safety as required by |
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Section 37.217, Education Code, as added by 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. |