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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to public school Internet website information concerning |
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local programs and services available to assist homeless 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 33, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 33.906 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33.906. WEBSITE INFORMATION CONCERNING LOCAL PROGRAMS |
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AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ASSIST HOMELESS STUDENTS. (a) Except as |
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provided by Subsection (e), each school that maintains an Internet |
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website shall post on the website information regarding local |
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programs and services, including charitable programs and services, |
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available to assist homeless students. |
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(b) A school to which Subsection (a) applies shall make a |
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good faith effort to compile information described by that |
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subsection and shall post the information compiled in a format and |
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style that is easily understandable by students or parents, as |
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appropriate based on the grade levels the school offers. |
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(c) A representative of a local program or service available |
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to assist homeless students may request to have information |
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concerning the program or service posted on a school's website. A |
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school may determine the information that is posted on the school's |
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website and is not required to post information as requested by the |
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representative. |
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(d) A school district is not liable for any harm to a student |
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that results in connection with a local program or service referred |
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to on the website of a district school |
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as provided by this section. |
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(e) This section does not apply to a school within a school |
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district that: |
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(1) has an enrollment of fewer than 3,000 students; |
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and |
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(2) is primarily located in a county with a population |
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of less than 50,000. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2015-2016 |
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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, 2015. |