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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the right of a child's parent to public school records |
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and information concerning the child. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 26.004, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 26.004. ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS AND RIGHT TO FULL |
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INFORMATION CONCERNING STUDENT. (a) A parent is entitled to: |
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(1) access to all written records of a school district |
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concerning the parent's child, including: |
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(A) [(1)] attendance records; |
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(B) [(2)] test scores; |
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(C) [(3)] grades; |
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(D) [(4)] disciplinary records; |
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(E) [(5)] counseling records; |
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(F) [(6)] psychological records; |
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(G) [(7)] applications for admission; |
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(H) [(8)] health and immunization information; |
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(I) [(9)] teacher and school counselor |
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evaluations; [and] |
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(J) [(10)] reports of behavioral patterns; and |
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(K) other records relating to the child's general |
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physical, psychological, or emotional well-being; and |
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(2) except as provided by Section 38.004, full |
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information regarding the school activities of the parent's child |
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and disclosure of any general knowledge regarding the parent's |
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child possessed by an employee of a school district, including |
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general knowledge that relates to any of the categories of |
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information addressed in Subdivision (1). |
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(b) An attempt by an employee of a school district to |
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conceal or withhold, or to encourage or coerce a child to withhold, |
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information or general knowledge concerning the child from the |
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child's parent is grounds for discipline under Section 21.104, |
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21.156, or 21.211, as applicable. |
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(c) A request by a child to an employee of a school district |
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to conceal or withhold information or general knowledge concerning |
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the child from the child's parent is not a defense to any |
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disciplinary action taken against the employee under Subsection |
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(b). |
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(d) A school district may not adopt or enforce any rule that |
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conflicts with this section. |
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(e) For purposes of this section, "general knowledge" means |
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personal, direct, or incidental knowledge. |
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SECTION 2. Section 26.008, Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |