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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reporting information regarding public school student |
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dropout rates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 7.008, Education Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) The procedures developed under this section must |
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provide: |
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(1) a summarized format easily understood by the |
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public for reporting financial and academic performance |
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information, including information relating to student dropout |
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rates, on the agency Internet website; and |
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(2) the ability for those who access the Internet |
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website to view and download state, district, and campus level |
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information. |
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(c-1) For purposes of Subsection (c), the home page of the |
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agency's Internet website must include a prominent link to |
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information relating to student dropout rates. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter J, Chapter 39, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.309 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.309. DROPOUT INFORMATION MAINTAINED ON DISTRICT |
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WEBSITE. (a) A school district shall maintain on the home page of |
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the district's Internet website a prominent link to a summarized |
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format easily understood by the public in which the district posts |
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information reported under Section 42.006(c-1) relating to student |
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dropout rates. |
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(b) This section does not authorize the disclosure of |
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student information that may not be disclosed under the Family |
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Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section |
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1232g). A school district shall comply with rules adopted by the |
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commissioner under Section 7.008 to protect the confidentiality of |
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student information. |
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SECTION 3. Section 42.006, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) For purposes of Subsection (c)(1), each school |
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district shall report information relating to student dropout rates |
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each six-week period during the school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act applies beginning with the 2011-2012 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2011. |