Bill Text: TX SB996 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to notifying a parent or guardian whether an employee of a school is appointed school marshal and the confidentiality of information submitted to or collected by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement in connection with a certification for appointment as school marshal.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-19 - Effective immediately [SB996 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SB996-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 996 |
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relating to notifying a parent or guardian whether an employee of a | ||
school is appointed school marshal and the confidentiality of | ||
information submitted to or collected by the Texas Commission on | ||
Law Enforcement in connection with a certification for appointment | ||
as school marshal. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 37.0811, Education Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: | ||
(h) If a parent or guardian of a student enrolled at a school | ||
inquires in writing, the school district or open-enrollment charter | ||
school shall provide the parent or guardian written notice | ||
indicating whether any employee of the school is currently | ||
appointed a school marshal. The notice may not disclose | ||
information that is confidential under Subsection (g). | ||
SECTION 2. Section 1701.260(l), Occupations Code, is | ||
amended to read as follows: | ||
(l) All [ |
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collected or submitted under this section is confidential, except | ||
as provided by Subsection (j), and is not subject to disclosure | ||
under Chapter 552, Government Code. | ||
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, 2015. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 996 passed the Senate on | ||
May 7, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 996 passed the House on | ||
May 27, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, | ||
two present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |