Texas Government Code 552.135 – Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Information Held by School District
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(a) “Informer” means a student or a former student or an employee or former employee of a school district who has furnished a report of another person‘s possible violation of criminal, civil, or regulatory law to the school district or the proper regulatory enforcement authority.
(b) An informer’s name or information that would substantially reveal the identity of an informer is excepted from the requirements of § 552.021.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 552.135
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply:
(1) if the informer is a student or former student, and the student or former student, or the legal guardian, or spouse of the student or former student consents to disclosure of the student’s or former student’s name; or
(2) if the informer is an employee or former employee who consents to disclosure of the employee’s or former employee’s name; or
(3) if the informer planned, initiated, or participated in the possible violation.
(d) Information excepted under Subsection (b) may be made available to a law enforcement agency or prosecutor for official purposes of the agency or prosecutor upon proper request made in compliance with applicable law and procedure.
(e) This section does not infringe on or impair the confidentiality of information considered to be confidential by law, whether it be constitutional, statutory, or by judicial decision, including information excepted from the requirements of § 552.021.