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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to confidentiality of student records. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.114, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.114. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF STUDENT |
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RECORDS. (a) Information that constitutes education records as |
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that term is defined by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy |
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Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g(a)(4)) is confidential and |
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excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it is |
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maintained by an educational institution funded wholly or partly by |
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state revenue. This subsection does not prohibit the disclosure or |
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provision of information included in an education record if the |
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disclosure or provision is authorized by 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g or |
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other federal law. |
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(b) Information other than information covered by |
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Subsection (a) is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 |
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if it is information in a student record at an educational |
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institution funded wholly or partly by state revenue or in a record |
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of an applicant for admission to the institution, including a |
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transfer applicant, except as provided by Subsection (c). |
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(c) [(b)] A record covered by [under] Subsection (b) [(a)] |
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shall be made available on the request of: |
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(1) educational institution personnel; |
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(2) the student involved or the student's parent, |
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legal guardian, or spouse; or |
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(3) a person conducting a child abuse investigation |
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required by Subchapter D, Chapter 261, Family Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |