Tex. Educ. Code Section 7.029
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Exchange of Information for Students in Foster Care


(a)

The agency and the Department of Family and Protective Services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding regarding the exchange of information as appropriate to facilitate the department’s evaluation of educational outcomes of students in foster care. The memorandum of understanding must require:

(1)

the department to provide the agency each year with demographic information regarding individual students who during the preceding school year were in the conservatorship of the department following an adversarial hearing under Section 262.201 (Full Adversary Hearing; Findings of the Court), Family Code; and

(2)

the agency, in a manner consistent with federal law, to provide the department with aggregate information regarding educational outcomes of students for whom the agency received demographic information under Subdivision (1).

(b)

For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), information regarding educational outcomes includes information relating to student academic achievement, graduation rates, school attendance, disciplinary actions, and receipt of special education services.

(b-1)

To facilitate implementation of Subsection (a)(2), the agency shall, in the manner established by commissioner rule, collect data through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) as to the foster care status of students.

(c)

The department may authorize the agency to provide education research centers established under Section 1.005 (Education Research Centers) with demographic information regarding individual students received by the agency in accordance with Subsection (a)(1), as appropriate to allow the centers to perform additional analysis regarding educational outcomes of students in foster care. Any use of information regarding individual students provided to a center under this subsection must be approved by the department.

(d)

Nothing in this section may be construed to:

(1)

require the agency or the department to collect or maintain additional information regarding students in foster care; or

(2)

allow the release of information regarding an individual student in a manner not permitted under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g) or another state or federal law.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1372 (S.B. 939), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 758 (S.B. 833), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

Source: Section 7.029 — Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Exchange of Information for Students in Foster Care, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.­7.­htm#7.­029 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

7.001
Definition
7.002
Texas Education Agency: Composition and Purpose
7.003
Limitation on Authority
7.004
Sunset Provision
7.005
Cooperation Between State Agencies of Education
7.006
Coordination of Records
7.008
Public Access to Peims Data
7.010
Electronic Student Records System
7.012
Model Data-sharing Agreements
7.021
Texas Education Agency Powers and Duties
7.022
Internal Audit
7.023
Agency Employment Policy
7.024
Investment Capital Fund
7.025
Ymca Account
7.027
Texas Music Foundation Account
7.028
Limitation on Compliance Monitoring
7.029
Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Exchange of Information for Students in Foster Care
7.031
Grants
7.037
Reporting Schedule
7.040
Postsecondary Education and Career Opportunities
7.051
Selection of the Commissioner
7.052
Term of Office
7.053
Removal from Office
7.054
Qualification
7.055
Commissioner of Education Powers and Duties
7.056
Waivers and Exemptions
7.057
Appeals
7.058
Research on Mathematics Skills Acquisition and Program Effectiveness
7.059
Mathematics Homework and Grading Service
7.060
Reducing Paperwork
7.061
Facilities Standards
7.062
Science Laboratory Grant Program
7.063
Person First Respectful Language Promotion
7.064
Career and Technology Consortium
7.065
Teaching and Learning Conditions Survey
7.070
Coordination of Data Collection
7.101
Composition
7.102
State Board of Education Powers and Duties
7.103
Eligibility for Membership
7.104
Terms
7.105
Compensation and Reimbursement
7.106
Meetings
7.107
Officers
7.108
Prohibition on Political Contribution or Activity
7.109
Designation as State Board for Career and Technology Education
7.110
Public Testimony
7.111
High School Equivalency Examinations
7.112
Representation of Publisher of Instructional Materials by Former Member of Board
7.113
Employers for Education Excellence Award
7.0561
Texas High Performance Schools Consortium

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 7.029’s source at texas​.gov