Amend CSSB 1924 (senate committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter J, Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Articles 45A.4621 and 45A.465 to read as follows:
Art. 45A.4621. CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS RELATED TO SCHOOL OFFENSES; CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS CLOSED. (a) In this article, "child" and "school offense" have the meanings assigned by Section 37.141, Education Code.
(b) Information relating to a citation issued to or complaint filed against a child for a school offense:
(1) except as provided by Subsection (c), is confidential and not subject to public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code; and
(2) may not be disclosed by the child's school to any individual other than the child's parent or person standing in parental relation.
(c) Information described by Subsection (b), except for a child's personally identifying information, may be disclosed for legislative purposes under Section 552.008, Government Code.
(d) A court in which a complaint is filed or a case is pending against a child for a school offense must ensure that the name or other personally identifying information of the child is not publicly disclosed, including on the court's docket.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, proceedings of a case involving a school offense by a child who is 15 years of age or younger may not be open to the public.
(f) A court record, including a finding of guilt or innocence by the court, for a case involving a school offense by a child must be sealed on final judgment and remain confidential.
Art. 45A.465. EXPUNCTION OF RECORDS RELATED TO SCHOOL OFFENSE. (a) In this article, "school offense" has the meaning assigned by Section 37.141, Education Code.
(b) An individual who has been convicted of a school offense or has had a complaint for a school offense dismissed is entitled to an expunction of the conviction or complaint and records relating to the conviction or complaint on the earliest of the following dates:
(1) the date on which the individual graduates from high school or obtains a high school equivalency certificate; or
(2) the date on which the individual is no longer eligible to attend a public school under Section 25.001, Education Code.
(c) The school district at which an individual who was convicted of or against whom a complaint was filed for a school offense was enrolled at the time of the offense shall notify the court in which the individual was convicted or the complaint was filed of the individual's eligibility for expunction on the earliest of the dates described by Subsection (b).
(d) Regardless of whether the individual has filed a petition for expunction, the court in which the individual was convicted or a complaint for a school offense was filed shall order the conviction, complaints, verdicts, sentences, and other documents relating to the offense, including any documents in the possession of a public school or law enforcement agency, to be expunged from the individual's record.
(e) After entry of the order, the individual is released from all disabilities resulting from the conviction or complaint, and the conviction or complaint may not be shown or made known for any purpose.