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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring parental consent before interviewing a |
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student regarding certain alleged incidents of misconduct in public |
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schools. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C-1, Chapter 22, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 22.0933 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.0933. PARENTAL CONSENT FOR STUDENT INTERVIEW |
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REGARDING EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT. A school district, district of |
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innovation, open-enrollment charter school, other charter entity, |
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regional education service center, or shared services arrangement |
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must obtain consent from the parent of or person standing in |
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parental relation to a student before interviewing the student |
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regarding an alleged incident of misconduct by a district, school, |
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entity, service center, or arrangement employee. |
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SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2025. |