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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the right of a member of the board of trustees of a |
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school district to obtain information, documents, and records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.1512, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) to read as follows: |
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(c) A member of the board of trustees of the district, when |
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acting in the member's official capacity, has an inherent right of |
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access to information, documents, and records maintained by the |
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district, and the district shall provide the information, |
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documents, and records to the member without requiring the member |
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to submit a public information request under Chapter 552, |
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Government Code. The district shall provide the information, |
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documents, and records to the member without regard to whether the |
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requested items are the subject of or relate to an item listed on an |
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agenda for an upcoming meeting. The district may withhold or redact |
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information, a document, or a record requested by a member of the |
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board to the extent that the item is excepted from disclosure or is |
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confidential under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other law. |
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This subsection does not require the district to provide |
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information, documents, and records that are not subject to |
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disclosure under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of |
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1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g). |
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(d) A school district shall post, in a place convenient to |
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the public, the cost of responding to one or more requests submitted |
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by a member of the board of trustees of the district under |
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Subsection (c) if the requests are for 200 or more pages of material |
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in a 90-day period. |
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(e) The district shall report annually to the Texas |
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Education Agency not later than September 1 of each year: |
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(1) the number of requests submitted by a member of the |
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board of trustees of the district under Subsection (c) during the |
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preceding school year; and |
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(2) the total cost to the district for that school year |
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of responding to requests under Subsection (c). |
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(f) In this section, "official capacity" means all duties of |
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office and includes administrative decisions or actions. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |