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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a parent's right to access certain records regarding |
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school library materials obtained by the parent's child and the |
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option to receive notice each time the parent's child obtains a |
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school library material. |
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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 school library materials the |
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child obtains from a school library. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 26.017 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.017. NOTICE REGARDING SCHOOL LIBRARY MATERIALS. |
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(a) Before each school year, a school district shall provide |
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written notice to a parent of each child enrolled in the district |
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regarding the option to receive notice each time the child obtains a |
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school library material from a school library in the district. |
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(b) For each parent who elects to receive notice under |
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Subsection (a), the school district shall notify the parent by |
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e-mail each time the parent's child obtains a school library |
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material from a school library in the district. The notice must |
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include, as applicable, the title, author, genre, and return date |
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of the school library material. |
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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. |