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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authorization of independent school districts to |
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use electronic means to notify parents of a student's academic |
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performance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 28.022 of the Education Code is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A district that uses an electronic platform for |
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communicating |
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student grade and performance information to parents |
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may permit a parent to sign a notice required under Subsections |
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(a)(2) and (a)(3) electronically, so long as the district retains a |
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record verifying the parent's acknowledgment of the required |
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notice. A district that accepts electronic signatures under this |
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subsection must offer parents the option to provide a handwritten |
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signature as provided under subsection (b). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of third-thirds of all 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. |