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TX Educ Code § 32.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter B. Statewide Development of Technology and Telecommunications|Section 32.037. Grant Program for Transition to Electronic Administration of Assessment Instruments

Sec. 32.037.  GRANT PROGRAM FOR TRANSITION TO ELECTRONIC ADMINISTRATION OF ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.  (a)  The commissioner may establish a matching grant program to ensure that all school districts and open-enrollment charter schools have the necessary infrastructure to administer assessment instruments electronically in accordance with the transition plan developed under Section 39.02341.(b)  In establishing the grant program, the commissioner may:(1)  set eligibility criteria to receive a matching grant under the program; and(2)  contract with developers of technology as necessary to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective implementation of Internet connectivity infrastructure for electronic administration of assessment instruments.(c)  In awarding grants under the grant program, the commissioner:(1)  shall prioritize applicants seeking funding for one-time investments in broadband network infrastructure; and(2)  if funds are available after grants are awarded to each eligible applicant described by Subdivision (1), may award grants to applicants seeking funding for annual bandwidth and personnel costs associated with electronic administration of assessment instruments.(d)  This section expires September 1, 2025.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (H.B. 3261), Sec. 3, eff. June 18, 2021.|
TX Educ Code § 32.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter C. Transfer of Data Processing Equipment to Students|Section 32.101. Definition

Sec. 32.101.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "data processing" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1272, Sec. 6.01, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 32.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter C. Transfer of Data Processing Equipment to Students|Section 32.102. Authority

Sec. 32.102.  AUTHORITY.  (a)  As provided by this subchapter, a school district or open-enrollment charter school may transfer to a student enrolled in the district or school:(1)  any data processing equipment donated to the district or school, including equipment donated by:(A)  a private donor; or(B)  a state eleemosynary institution or a state agency under Section 2175.905, Government Code;(2)  any equipment purchased by the district or school, to the extent consistent with Section 32.105; and(3)  any surplus or salvage equipment owned by the district or school.(b)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may accept:(1)  donations of data processing equipment for transfer under this subchapter;  and(2)  any gifts, grants, or donations of money or services to purchase, refurbish, or repair data processing equipment under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1272, Sec. 6.01, eff. June 15, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 9.020(f), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 29.02, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 32.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter C. Transfer of Data Processing Equipment to Students|Section 32.103. Eligibility; Preference

Sec. 32.103.  ELIGIBILITY;  PREFERENCE.  (a)  A student is eligible to receive data processing equipment under this subchapter only if the student does not otherwise have home access to data processing equipment, as determined by the student's school district or open-enrollment charter school.(b)  In transferring data processing equipment to students, a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall give preference to educationally disadvantaged students.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1272, Sec. 6.01, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 32.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter C. Transfer of Data Processing Equipment to Students|Section 32.104. Requirements for Transfer

Sec. 32.104.  REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSFER.  Before transferring data processing equipment to a student, a school district or open-enrollment charter school must:(1)  adopt rules governing transfers under this subchapter, including provisions for technical assistance to the student by the district or school;(2)  determine that the transfer serves a public purpose and benefits the district or school;  and(3)  remove from the equipment any offensive, confidential, or proprietary information, as determined by the district or school.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1272, Sec. 6.01, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 32.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter C. Transfer of Data Processing Equipment to Students|Section 32.105. Expenditure of Public Funds

Sec. 32.105.  EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may spend public funds to:(1)  purchase, refurbish, or repair any data processing equipment transferred to a student under this subchapter;  and(2)  store, transport, or transfer data processing equipment under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1272, Sec. 6.01, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 32.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter C. Transfer of Data Processing Equipment to Students|Section 32.106. Return of Equipment

Sec. 32.106.  RETURN OF EQUIPMENT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a student who receives data processing equipment from a school district or open-enrollment charter school under this subchapter shall return the equipment to the district or school not later than the earliest of:(1)  five years after the date the student receives the equipment;(2)  the date the student graduates;(3)  the date the student transfers to another school district or open-enrollment charter school;  or(4)  the date the student withdraws from school.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply if, at the time the student is required to return the data processing equipment under that subsection, the district or school determines that the equipment has no marketable value.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1272, Sec. 6.01, eff. June 15, 2001.|
TX Educ Code § 32.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter D. Student Information|Section 32.152. Prohibited Use of Covered Information

Sec. 32.152.  PROHIBITED USE OF COVERED INFORMATION.  (a)  An operator may not knowingly:(1)  engage in targeted advertising on any website, online service, online application, or mobile application if the target of the advertising is based on any information, including covered information and persistent unique identifiers, that the operator has acquired through the use of the operator's website, online service, online application, or mobile application for a school purpose;(2)  use information, including persistent unique identifiers, created or gathered by the operator's website, online service, online application, or mobile application, to create a profile about a student unless the profile is created for a school purpose; or(3)  except as provided by Subsection (c), sell or rent any student's covered information.(b)  For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), the collection and retention of account information by an operator that remains under the control of the student, the student's parent, or the campus or district is not an attempt to create a profile by the operator.(c)  Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to:(1)  the purchase, merger, or any other type of acquisition of an operator by another entity, if the operator or successor entity complies with this subchapter regarding previously acquired student information; or(2)  a national assessment provider if the provider secures the express affirmative consent of the student or the student's parent, given in response to clear and conspicuous notice, and if the information is used solely to provide access to employment, educational scholarships, financial aid, or postsecondary educational opportunities.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 2087), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 32.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter D. Student Information|Section 32.153. Allowed Disclosure of Covered Information

Sec. 32.153.  ALLOWED DISCLOSURE OF COVERED INFORMATION.  (a)  An operator may use or disclose covered information under the following circumstances:(1)  to further a school purpose of the website, online service, online application, or mobile application and the recipient of the covered information disclosed under this subsection does not further disclose the information unless the disclosure is to allow or improve operability and functionality of the operator's website, online service, online application, or mobile application;(2)  to ensure legal and regulatory compliance;(3)  to protect against liability;(4)  to respond to or participate in the judicial process;(5)  to protect:(A)  the safety or integrity of users of the website, online service, online application, or mobile application; or(B)  the security of the website, online service, online application, or mobile application;(6)  for a school, education, or employment purpose requested by the student or the student's parent and the information is not used or disclosed for any other purpose;(7)  to use the covered information for:(A)  a legitimate research purpose; or(B)  a school purpose or postsecondary educational purpose; or(8)  for a request by the agency or the school district for a school purpose.(b)  A national assessment provider or a provider of a college and career counseling service may, in response to a request of a student, and on receiving the express affirmative consent of the student or the student's parent given in response to clear and conspicuous notice, use or disclose covered information solely to provide access to employment, educational scholarships, financial aid, or postsecondary educational opportunities.(c)  An operator may disclose covered information if a provision of federal or state law requires the operator to disclose the information.  The operator must comply with the requirements of federal and state law to protect the information being disclosed.(d)  An operator may disclose covered information to a third party if the operator has contracted with the third party to provide a service for a school purpose for or on behalf of the operator.  The contract must prohibit the third party from using any covered information for any purpose other than providing the contracted service.  The operator must require the third party to implement and maintain reasonable procedures and practices designed to prevent disclosure of covered information.(e)  Nothing in this subchapter prohibits the operator's use of covered information for maintaining, developing, supporting, improving, or diagnosing the operator's website, online service, online application, or mobile application.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 2087), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 32.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter D. Student Information|Section 32.154. Allowed Use of Covered Information

Sec. 32.154.  ALLOWED USE OF COVERED INFORMATION.  This subchapter does not prohibit an operator from:(1)  using covered information:(A)  to improve educational products if that information is not associated with an identified student using the operator's website, online service, online application, or mobile application; and(B)  that is not associated with an identified student to demonstrate the effectiveness of the operator's products or services and to market the operator's services;(2)  sharing covered information that is not associated with an identified student for the development and improvement of educational websites, online services, online applications, or mobile applications;(3)  recommending to a student additional services or content relating to an educational, learning, or employment opportunity within a website, online service, online application, or mobile application if the recommendation is not determined by payment or other consideration from a third party;(4)  responding to a student's request for information or for feedback without the information or response being determined by payment or other consideration from a third party; or(5)  if the operator is a national assessment provider or a provider of a college and career counseling service, identifying for a student, with the express affirmative consent of the student or the student's parent, institutions of higher education or scholarship providers that are seeking students who meet specific criteria, regardless of whether the identified institution of higher education or scholarship provider provides consideration to the operator.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 2087), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 32.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter D. Student Information|Section 32.155. Protection of Covered Information

Text of section effective until September 01, 2023Sec. 32.155.  PROTECTION OF COVERED INFORMATION.  An operator must implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices designed to protect any covered information from unauthorized access, deletion, use, modification, or disclosure.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 2087), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 1525), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2023.|
TX Educ Code § 32.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter D. Student Information|Section 32.155. Protection of Covered Information

Text of section effective on September 01, 2023Sec. 32.155.  PROTECTION OF COVERED INFORMATION.  (a)  An operator must implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices designed to protect any covered information from unauthorized access, deletion, use, modification, or disclosure.(b)  Any operator that has been approved by the agency or had a product adopted by the agency and possesses any covered information must use the unique identifier established by the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) or a successor data management system maintained by the agency for any account creation, data upload, data transmission, analysis, or reporting to mask all personally identifiable student information.  The operator shall adhere to a state-required student data sharing agreement that includes an established unique identifier standard for all operators as prescribed by the agency.(c)  In addition to including the unique identifier in releasing information as provided by Subsection (b), an operator may include any other data field identified by the agency or by a school district, open-enrollment charter school, regional education service center, or other local education agency as necessary for the information being released to be useful.(d)  A school district, open-enrollment charter school, regional education service center, or other local education agency may include additional data fields in an agreement with an operator or the amendment of an agreement with an operator under this section.  An operator may agree to include the additional data fields requested by a school district, open-enrollment charter school, regional education service center, or other local education agency but may not require that additional data fields be included.(e)  A school district, open-enrollment charter school, regional education service center, or other local education agency may require an operator that contracts directly with the entity to adhere to a state-required student data sharing agreement that includes the use of an established unique identifier standard for all operators as prescribed by the agency.(f)  A national assessment provider who receives covered information from a student or from a school district or campus on behalf of a student is not required to comply with Subsection (b) or (e) if the provider receives the covered information solely to provide access to:(1)  employment, educational scholarships, financial aid, or postsecondary educational opportunities; or(2)  educational resources for middle school, junior high school, or high school students.(g)  The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 2087), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 806 (H.B. 1525), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2023.|
TX Educ Code § 32.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter D. Student Information|Section 32.156. Deletion of Covered Information

Sec. 32.156.  DELETION OF COVERED INFORMATION.  If a school district requests the deletion of a student's covered information under the control of the school district and maintained by the operator, the operator shall delete the information not later than the 60th day after the date of the request, or as otherwise specified in the contract or terms of service, unless the student or the student's parent consents to the operator's maintenance of the covered information.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 2087), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 32.157 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter D. Student Information|Section 32.157. Applicability

Sec. 32.157.  APPLICABILITY.  This subchapter does not:(1)  limit the authority of a law enforcement agency to obtain any information from an operator as authorized by law or under a court order;(2)  limit the ability of an operator to use student data, including covered information, for adaptive learning or customized student learning purposes;(3)  apply to general audience:(A)  websites;(B)  online services;(C)  online applications; or(D)  mobile applications;(4)  limit service providers from providing Internet connection to school districts or students and students' families;(5)  prohibit an operator from marketing educational products directly to a student's parent if the marketing is not a result of the use of covered information obtained by the operator through providing services to the school district;(6)  impose a duty on a provider of an electronic store, gateway, marketplace, or other means of purchasing or downloading software or applications to review or enforce compliance with this subchapter on those applications or software;(7)  impose a duty on a provider of an interactive computer service to review or enforce compliance with this subchapter by third-party content providers;(8)  prohibit a student from downloading, exporting, transferring, saving, or maintaining the student's data or documents; or(9)  alter the rights or duties of the operator, provider, school, parent, or student under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g) or other federal law.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 2087), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 32.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 32 - Computers, Computer-Related Equipment, and Student Information Protection|Subchapter F. Education Internet Portal|Section 32.258. Student Assessment Data; Data Portal

Sec. 32.258.  STUDENT ASSESSMENT DATA; DATA PORTAL.  (a)  The agency shall establish and maintain a student assessment data portal for use by school districts, teachers, parents, students, and public institutions of higher education.  The agency shall establish a secure, interoperable system to be implemented through the portal under which:(1)  a student or the student's parent or other person standing in parental relationship can easily access the student's individual assessment data;(2)  an authorized employee of a school district, including a district teacher, can readily access individual assessment data of district students for use in developing strategies for improving student performance; and(3)  an authorized employee of a public institution of higher education can readily access individual assessment data of students applying for admission for use in developing strategies for improving student performance.(b)  The system established under Subsection (a) shall provide a means for a student or the student's parent or other person standing in parental relationship to track the student's progress on assessment instrument requirements for graduation.(c)  The agency shall establish an interoperable system to be implemented through the portal under which general student assessment data is easily accessible to the public.(d)  Student assessment data provided under this section must:(1)  be available on or before the first instructional day of the school year following the year in which the data is collected; and(2)  include student performance data on assessment instruments over multiple years, beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, including any data indicating progress in student achievement.(e)  Each system established under this section must permit comparisons of student performance information at the classroom, campus, district, and state levels.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1216, Sec. 16, eff. June 20, 2003.Renumbered from Education Code, Section 32.158 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(13), eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 895 (H.B. 3), Sec. 49, eff. June 19, 2009.|