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TX HB3312

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Valoree Swanson

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Extends the mandatory retention period for video recordings from special education setting cameras from 3 months to 12 months after the recording date

  • Requires schools to retain all available video recordings of an employee involved in an alleged reported incident until the matter is fully resolved, including exhaustion of all appeals

  • Prohibits schools from limiting the number of times an employee or parent of a student involved in an alleged incident may view the recording

  • Mandates schools release incident recordings to attorneys of involved employees or parents within one week of receiving a request

  • Allows schools to obscure student faces in recordings released to attorneys to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

Legislative Description

Relating to the preservation and release of video surveillance recordings of special education settings.

Education

Last Action

Committee report sent to Calendars

5/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Public Education3/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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