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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure to public schools of certain records of |
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students placed in residential facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.012, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) A residential facility shall provide to a school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school that provides |
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educational services to a student placed in the facility any |
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information retained by the facility relating to the student's: |
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(1) school records; |
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(2) behavioral history; and |
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(3) record of arrests or indictments or other formal |
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charges and the disposition of those arrests, indictments, or |
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charges. |
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SECTION 2. Section 221.056, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A residential treatment facility established under this |
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section shall provide to an open-enrollment charter school that |
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provides educational services to a student placed in the facility |
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any information retained by the facility relating to the student's: |
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(1) school records; |
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(2) behavioral history; and |
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(3) record of arrests or indictments or other formal |
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charges and the disposition of those arrests, indictments, or |
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charges. |
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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, 2017. |