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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the submission and use of electronic student records in |
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the electronic student records system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.010(b) and (c), Education Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school, |
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and institution of higher education shall participate in an |
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electronic student records system that satisfies standards |
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approved by the commissioner of education and the commissioner of |
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higher education. The commissioner of education and the |
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commissioner of higher education may specify an approved format for |
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submission of electronic student records. |
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(c) The electronic student records system must permit an |
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authorized state or district official or an authorized |
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representative of an institution of higher education to |
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electronically transfer student transcripts to and from an |
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educational institution in which the student is enrolled, to |
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extract data elements from [and retrieve] student transcripts in an |
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efficient and effective manner, and to provide those data elements |
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for import into an electronic data system. The data elements may |
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include[, including] information concerning a student's: |
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(1) course or grade completion; |
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(2) teachers of record; |
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(3) assessment instrument results; |
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(4) receipt of special education services, including |
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placement in a special education program and the individualized |
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education program developed; and |
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(5) personal graduation plan as described by Section |
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28.0212 or 28.02121, as applicable. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |