84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 507, Chapter 1147 Page: 3 of 15
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S.B. No. 507
1 other special education setting.
2 (d) Before a school or campus places a video camera in a
3 classroom or other special education setting under this section,
4 the school or campus shall provide written notice of the placement
5 to all school or campus staff and to the parents of a student
6 receiving special education services in the classroom or setting.
7 (e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school
8 shall retain video recorded from a camera placed under this section
9 for at least six months after the date the video was recorded.
10 (f) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may
11 solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any person for
12 use in placing video cameras in classrooms or other special
13 education settings under this section.
14 (g) This section does not:
15 (1) waive any immunity from liability of a school
16 district or open-enrollment charter school, or of district or
17 school officers or employees; or
18 (2) create any liability for a cause of action against
19 a school district or open-enrollment charter school or against
20 district or school officers or employees.
21 (h) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may
22 not:
23 (1) allow regular or continual monitoring of video
24 recorded under this section; or
25 (2) use video recorded under this section for teacher
26 evaluation or for any other purpose other than the promotion of
27 safety of students receiving special education services in a3
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 84th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 507, Chapter 1147, legislative document, June 19, 2015; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth705445/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.