Texas Education Code

§ 26.009 — CONSENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES

ED § 26.009Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part E. STUDENTS AND PARENTS · Ch. 26. PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Statute text

(a)An employee or contractor of a school district must obtain the written consent of a child's parent in the manner required by Subsection (a-2) before the employee or contractor may:

(1)conduct a psychological or psychiatric examination or test, or psychological or psychiatric treatment, unless the examination, test, or treatment is required under Section 38.004 or state or federal law regarding requirements for special education;

(2)subject to Subsection (b), make or authorize the making of a videotape of a child or record or authorize the recording of a child's voice;

(3)unless authorized by other law:

(A)disclose a child's health or medical information to any person other than the child's parent; or

(B)collect, use, store, or disclose to any person other than the child's parent a child's biometric identifiers; or

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1147 (S.B. 507), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1125 (S.B. 12), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2025.