88R3803 JTZ-D
By: Paxton S.B. No. 420
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a parent's right to access certain records regarding
school library materials obtained by the parent's child and the
option to receive notice each time the parent's child obtains a
school library material.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 26.004(b), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(b) A parent is entitled to access to all written records of
a school district concerning the parent's child, including:
(1) attendance records;
(2) test scores;
(3) grades;
(4) disciplinary records;
(5) counseling records;
(6) psychological records;
(7) applications for admission;
(8) health and immunization information;
(9) teacher and school counselor evaluations;
(10) reports of behavioral patterns; [and]
(11) records relating to assistance provided for
learning difficulties, including information collected regarding
any intervention strategies used with the child; and
(12) records relating to school library materials the
child obtains from a school library.
SECTION 2. Chapter 26, Education Code, is amended by adding
Section 26.017 to read as follows:
Sec. 26.017. NOTICE REGARDING SCHOOL LIBRARY MATERIALS.
(a) Before each school year, a school district shall provide
written notice to a parent of each child enrolled in the district
regarding the option to receive notice each time the child obtains a
school library material from a school library in the district.
(b) For each parent who elects to receive notice under
Subsection (a), the school district shall notify the parent by
e-mail each time the parent's child obtains a school library
material from a school library in the district. The notice must
include, as applicable, the title, author, genre, and return date
of the school library material.
SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2023-2024
school year.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.