Section 162.686

Title XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

Chapter 162

Effective - 28 Aug 2021   

  162.686.  Audio recording of meetings not to be prohibited — violation, penalty. — 1.  No school district or charter school shall prohibit a parent or legal guardian of a student from recording by audio any meeting held under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. Section 1400, et seq., as amended, or Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. Section 794, as amended.

  2.  Any recording made by a parent or legal guardian under this section shall be the property of the parent or legal guardian creating the recording.  No recording made under this section shall be construed to be a public record made by or prepared for any public governmental body under chapter 610.

  3.  No school district or charter school shall impose premeeting notification requirements of recording by a parent or legal guardian of more than twenty-four hours.

  4.  No school district or charter school employee who reports any violations under this section shall be subject to discharge, retaliation, or any other adverse employment action for making such report.

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(L. 2021 H.B. 432)