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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the release of certain student information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 51.9715, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) An institution of higher education or a school district |
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offering international baccalaureate courses, dual credit courses, |
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or any other course for which the institution a student attends has |
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awarded the student college course credit, including course credit |
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awarded by examination, may release student information for the |
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purposes of the transfer of course credit between institutions of |
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higher education. Student information released under this |
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subsection serves the legitimate educational interest of the |
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student for whom consent would otherwise be required under the |
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. |
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Section 1232g). |
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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, 2019. |