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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of an Internet website clearinghouse for |
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school districts to post information to comply with publication |
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requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 7, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 7.042 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 7.042. INTERNET WEBSITE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR SCHOOL |
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DISTRICT INFORMATION. (a) The agency shall develop and maintain an |
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Internet website clearinghouse, separate from the agency's |
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Internet website, for the public to access school district and |
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campus reports, notices, and other information that a school |
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district or campus is required by law to publish. |
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(b) The agency shall create a web page for each school |
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district on the Internet website clearinghouse. Each school |
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district may post on the district's web page on the website any |
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report, notice, or other information that the district is required |
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to publish. Each school district may designate district personnel |
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with authority to enter reports, notices, and other information on |
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the district's web page. |
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(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a school district that |
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posts a report, notice, or other information on the district's web |
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page on the Internet website clearinghouse created under this |
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section that is required by law to be published by a school district |
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or campus satisfies that publication requirement if the report, |
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notice, or information remains posted for the period as prescribed |
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by law. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |