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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notifying a parent or guardian whether an employee of a |
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school is appointed school marshal and the confidentiality of |
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information submitted to or collected by the Texas Commission on |
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Law Enforcement in connection with a certification for appointment |
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as school marshal. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 37.0811, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) If a parent or guardian of a student enrolled at a school |
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inquires in writing, the school district or open-enrollment charter |
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school shall provide the parent or guardian written notice |
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indicating whether any employee of the school is currently |
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appointed a school marshal. The notice may not disclose |
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information that is confidential under Subsection (g). |
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SECTION 2. Section 1701.260(l), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(l) All [Identifying] information [about a person] |
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collected or submitted under this section is confidential, except |
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as provided by Subsection (j), and is not subject to disclosure |
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under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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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. |