| 1 | 1 | | 89R15966 MEW-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Wilson H.B. No. 5190 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to requiring parental consent before interviewing a |
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| 10 | 10 | | student regarding certain alleged incidents of misconduct in public |
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| 11 | 11 | | schools. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C-1, Chapter 22, Education Code, is |
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| 14 | 14 | | amended by adding Section 22.0933 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 22.0933. PARENTAL CONSENT FOR STUDENT INTERVIEW |
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| 16 | 16 | | REGARDING EMPLOYEE MISCONDUCT. A school district, district of |
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| 17 | 17 | | innovation, open-enrollment charter school, other charter entity, |
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| 18 | 18 | | regional education service center, or shared services arrangement |
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| 19 | 19 | | must obtain consent from the parent of or person standing in |
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| 20 | 20 | | parental relation to a student before interviewing the student |
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| 21 | 21 | | regarding an alleged incident of misconduct by a district, school, |
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| 22 | 22 | | entity, service center, or arrangement employee. |
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| 23 | 23 | | SECTION 2. This Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 |
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| 24 | 24 | | school year. |
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| 25 | 25 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 26 | 26 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 27 | 27 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 28 | 28 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 29 | 29 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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