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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure to public schools of certain records of |
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students placed in residential facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 29.012, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows: |
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(f) Except as provided by Subsection (g), a residential |
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facility shall provide to a school district or open-enrollment |
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charter school that provides educational services to a student |
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placed in the facility any information retained by the facility |
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relating to the student's: |
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(1) school records; |
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(2) behavioral history; and |
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(3) record of arrests or indictments or other formal |
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charges and the disposition of those arrests, indictments, or |
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charges. |
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(g) Subsection (f) does not apply to a: |
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(1) juvenile pre-adjudication secure detention |
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facility; or |
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(2) juvenile post-adjudication secure correctional |
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facility. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2017. |