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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to parental access to records regarding library materials |
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checked out from public school libraries and instructional |
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materials used in public schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 26.004(b), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) A parent is entitled to access to all written records of |
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a school district concerning the parent's child, including: |
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(1) attendance records; |
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(2) test scores; |
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(3) grades; |
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(4) disciplinary records; |
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(5) counseling records; |
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(6) psychological records; |
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(7) applications for admission; |
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(8) health and immunization information; |
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(9) teacher and school counselor evaluations; |
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(10) reports of behavioral patterns; [and] |
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(11) records relating to assistance provided for |
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learning difficulties, including information collected regarding |
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any intervention strategies used with the child; and |
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(12) records relating to library materials checked out |
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by the child from a school library. |
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SECTION 2. Section 26.006, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school |
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shall post on the home page of the district's or school's Internet |
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website a notice stating that a parent of a student enrolled in the |
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district or school is entitled to review the materials described by |
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Subsection (a)(1) and may request that the district or school make |
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the materials available for review as provided by this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2023. |