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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the placement and use of video cameras in |
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self-contained classrooms or other settings providing special |
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education services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.022(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A school or campus that places a video camera in a |
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classroom or other special education setting in accordance with |
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Subsection (a) shall operate and maintain the camera in the |
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classroom or setting as long as the classroom or setting continues |
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to satisfy the requirements under Subsection (a). If the classroom |
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or other special education setting no longer satisfies the |
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requirements under Subsection (a), the school or campus must |
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immediately remove the video camera from the classroom or setting. |
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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, 2017. |