Bill Text: TX SB394 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to parental rights in public education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-15 - Referred to Education [SB394 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB394-Introduced.html
88R3717 CXP-D | ||
By: Hall | S.B. No. 394 |
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relating to parental rights in public education. | ||
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 or | ||
electronic 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. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 26.009, Education Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(a) Subject to Subsection (a-1), an [ |
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school district must obtain the written consent of a child's parent | ||
before the employee may: | ||
(1) conduct a psychological examination, test, or | ||
treatment; | ||
(2) administer a student well-being questionnaire, | ||
health care screening form, or survey[ |
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of a child or record or authorize the recording of a child's voice. | ||
(a-1) A parent's written consent is not required under | ||
Subsection (a) if an examination, test, or treatment is required | ||
under Section 38.004 or state or federal law regarding requirements | ||
for special education. | ||
SECTION 3. 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. |