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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requirements for student identification cards issued by |
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public institutions of higher education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.2095 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.2095. STUDENT IDENTIFICATION CARD REQUIREMENTS. |
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(a) In this section "institution of higher education" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall |
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develop standards governing the form and appearance of a student |
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identification card issued by an institution of higher education to |
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prevent counterfeiting and ensure that all institutions of higher |
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education issue identification cards in the same form except for |
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features that distinguish each institution. Each institution of |
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higher education must conform to the standards in issuing student |
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identification cards. |
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(c) The standards must require a student identification |
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card to include: |
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(1) a distinguishing number assigned by the |
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institution of higher education; |
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(2) a photograph of the entire face of the student; |
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(3) the full name and date of birth of the student; |
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(4) a brief description of the student; |
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(5) the student's residence address or, for a student |
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using the procedure under Subsection (e), the street address of the |
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courthouse in which the student or student's spouse serves as a |
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federal judge or state judge; and |
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(6) an expiration date. |
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(d) A student identification card must include a facsimile |
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of the student's signature or a space on which the student shall |
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write the student's usual signature in ink immediately on receipt |
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of the identification card. |
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(e) The governing board of an institution of higher |
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education shall establish a procedure, on a student's or a student's |
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spouse's qualification for office as a federal judge or a state |
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judge as defined by Section 572.002, Government Code, to omit the |
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residence address of the judge and the spouse of the judge on the |
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student's student identification card and to include, in lieu of |
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that address, the street address of the courthouse in which the |
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student or student's spouse serves as a federal judge or state |
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judge. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies |
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beginning with student identification cards issued by public |
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institutions of higher education for the 2020-2021 academic year. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |