| 1 | 1 | | 88R20299 MCK-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Noble, Buckley, Slawson, Cook, H.B. No. 158 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Lopez of Cameron, et al. |
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| 5 | 5 | | |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 8 | | relating to the confidentiality of certain information held by the |
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| 9 | 9 | | Texas Education Agency. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 552.1178 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 552.1178. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION |
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| 14 | 14 | | MAINTAINED BY TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY. (a) In this section, |
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| 15 | 15 | | "educator" has the meaning assigned by Section 5.001, Education |
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| 16 | 16 | | Code. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) Information maintained by the Texas Education Agency |
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| 18 | 18 | | that relates to the home address, home telephone number, personal |
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| 19 | 19 | | cell phone number, personal e-mail address, driver's license |
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| 20 | 20 | | number, emergency contact information, date of birth, or social |
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| 21 | 21 | | security number of an educator, or that reveals whether an educator |
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| 22 | 22 | | has family members, is confidential and excepted from the |
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| 23 | 23 | | requirements of Section 552.021. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 25 | 25 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 26 | 26 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 27 | 27 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 28 | 28 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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