H.B. No. 2961
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the social security numbers of school district
  employees.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 552.024, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), each [Each]
  employee or official of a governmental body and each former
  employee or official of a governmental body shall choose whether to
  allow public access to the information in the custody of the
  governmental body that relates to the person's home address, home
  telephone number, emergency contact information, or social
  security number, or that reveals whether the person has family
  members.
         (a-1)  A school district may not require an employee or
  former employee of the district to choose whether to allow public
  access to the employee's or former employee's social security
  number.
         SECTION 2.  Section 552.147, Government Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
  follows:
         (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the [The] social
  security number of a living person is excepted from the
  requirements of Section 552.021, but is not confidential under this
  section and this section does not make the social security number of
  a living person confidential under another provision of this
  chapter or other law.
         (a-1)  The social security number of an employee of a school
  district in the custody of the district is confidential.
         SECTION 3.  Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
  amended by adding Section 11.1514 to read as follows:
         Sec. 11.1514.  SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS. The board of
  trustees of an independent school district shall adopt a policy
  prohibiting the use of the social security number of an employee of
  the district as an employee identifier other than for tax purposes.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2961 was passed by the House on May 1,
  2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2961 was passed by the Senate on May
  14, 2013, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor