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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of radio frequency identification technology to |
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transmit information regarding public school students. |
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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 25.902 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.902. 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 may allow the voluntary use of a |
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student identification device described by Subsection (b) only if |
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authorized by resolution adopted by the board of trustees of the |
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district. A district that allows the voluntary use of a student |
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identification device described by Subsection (b) shall provide an |
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alternative method of identification for a student on the timely |
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written request of a student's parent or guardian. |
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(d) A school district may not penalize a student using an |
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alternative method of identification under Subsection (c), |
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including restricting or prohibiting the student from |
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participating in school or district activities. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2013-2014 |
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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, 2013. |