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Amend SB 507 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 23, strike "CLASSROOMS" and substitute "SPECIAL EDUCATION SETTINGS".
(2) On page 2, strike lines 2 through 8 and substitute the following:
shall provide equipment, including a video camera, to a school in the district or a charter school campus in which a student who receives special education services in a special education setting operated by the district or charter school for at least 50 percent of the instructional day is enrolled. Each school or campus that receives equipment shall place, operate, and maintain one or more video cameras in a special education setting in which a majority of the students in regular attendance are:
(3) On page 2, line 11, strike "self-contained classroom" and substitute "special education setting".
(4) On page 2, lines 14, 15, 19, 20, 22, 24, and 26, strike "classroom" and substitute "special education setting" in each of the places it appears.
(5) On page 2, line 25, between "to" and "the parents", insert "all school or campus staff and to".
(6) On page 3, line 2, strike "six" and substitute "three".
(7) On page 3, line 5, strike "classrooms" and substitute "a special education setting".
(8) On page 3, line 20, strike "self-contained classroom" and substitute "special education setting".
(9) On page 4, line 1, strike "or".
(10) On page 4, line 2, between "peace officer," and "a school nurse", insert "a district administrator trained in de-escalation and restraint techniques as provided by commissioner rule,".
(11) On page 4, line 7, between "student" and the underlined period, insert the following:
; or
(3) appropriate agency or State Board for Educator Certification personnel or agents as part of an investigation
(12) On page 4, strike lines 8 through 22, and substitute the following:
(j) If a person described by Subsection (i)(2) or (3) who views the video recording believes that the recording documents a possible violation under Subchapter E, Chapter 261, Family Code, the person shall notify the Department of Family and Protective Services for investigation in accordance with Section 261.406, Family Code. If any person described by Subsection (i) who views the recording believes that the recording documents a possible violation of district or school policy, the person may allow access to the recording to appropriate legal and human resources personnel. A recording believed to document a possible violation of district or school policy may be used as part of a disciplinary action against district or school personnel and shall be released at the request of the student's parent or guardian in a legal proceeding. This subsection does not limit the access of a student's parent to a record regarding the student under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g) or other law.
(13) On page 4, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections accordingly:
( ) From funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner may reimburse a school district or open-enrollment charter school that installs video cameras under this section before the 2017-2018 school year for the cost of the installation.
(14) On page 4, strike lines 23 and 24 and substitute the following appropriately lettered subsection:
( ) The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement and administer this section, including rules regarding the special education settings to which this section applies.
(15) Strike page 4, line 25, through page 5, line 4, and substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION:
SECTION ____. The change in law made by Section 29.022, Education Code, as added by this Act, applies beginning with the 2017-2018 school year.