H.B. No. 2961
AN ACT
relating to the social security numbers of school district
employees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 552.024, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), each [Each]
employee or official of a governmental body and each former
employee or official of a governmental body shall choose whether to
allow public access to the information in the custody of the
governmental body that relates to the person's home address, home
telephone number, emergency contact information, or social
security number, or that reveals whether the person has family
members.
(a-1) A school district may not require an employee or
former employee of the district to choose whether to allow public
access to the employee's or former employee's social security
number.
SECTION 2. Section 552.147, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the [The] social
security number of a living person is excepted from the
requirements of Section 552.021, but is not confidential under this
section and this section does not make the social security number of
a living person confidential under another provision of this
chapter or other law.
(a-1) The social security number of an employee of a school
district in the custody of the district is confidential.
SECTION 3. Subchapter D, Chapter 11, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 11.1514 to read as follows:
Sec. 11.1514. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS. The board of
trustees of an independent school district shall adopt a policy
prohibiting the use of the social security number of an employee of
the district as an employee identifier other than for tax purposes.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2961 was passed by the House on May 1,
2013, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2961 was passed by the Senate on May
14, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor