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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of certain public information by a |
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public school district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 552.030 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.030. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION MADE TO SCHOOL |
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DISTRICTS. (a) The control files of a database used by a school |
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district to record financial information, or an analogous component |
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that records the physical structure of the district's database, are |
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public information subject to disclosure under this chapter. |
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(b) A school district shall cooperate with a requestor to |
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provide information requested under this chapter in the most |
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efficient and cost-effective manner practicable. |
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(c) This section does not require the disclosure of |
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information for which an employee declines public access under |
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Section 552.024 or of information made confidential under Section |
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552.135 or 552.147. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a request for public information received on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A request for public information |
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received before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date of the request, and that law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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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. |