Office of the Attorney General
Opinions
Opinion No. GA-0055
Mr. William M. Franz
Executive Director
State Board for Educator Certification
1001 Trinity Street
Austin, Texas 78701-2603
Re: Whether the State Board for Educator Certification may have access
to school districts' teacher appraisals to use in approving educator preparation
programs and certifying new teachers (RQ-0622-JC)
S U M M A R Y
The State Board for Educator Certification may not have access to school
districts' teacher appraisals to use in approving educator preparation programs
and certifying teachers. Under sections 21.352 and 21.355 of the Education
Code, a school district's appraisal of a teacher is confidential,
see
TEX. EDUC. CODE ANN. §21.355 (Vernon 1996), and may be released
by the school district only to the teacher or "to another school district
at which the teacher has applied for employment at the request of that district,"
Opinion No. GA-0056
The Honorable Joe Crabb
Chair, Committee on Redistricting
Texas House of Representatives
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, Texas 78768-2910
Re: Whether a local government may broadcast information about registered
sex offenders on a local cable television channel (RQ-0623-JC)
S U M M A R Y
A local government may broadcast on a local cable television station all
information about a registered sex offender that is contained in the registration
form for sex offenders, except for information that is excepted by article
62.08(b).
See
TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art.
62.08(a), (b) (Vernon Supp. 2003). A registrant's numeric risk level is not
public information until it first appears in a newspaper in accordance with
the provisions of chapter 62 of the Code of Criminal Procedure that require
notice to be published.
For further information,
please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us.
or call the Opinion Committee at 512/ 463-2110.
TRD-200302342
Nancy S. Fuller
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: April 9, 2003
RQ-0034-GA
The Honorable Ted G. Walker
Jasper County Criminal District Attorney
Jasper County Courthouse
121 North Austin, Room 101
Jasper, Texas 75951
Re: Validity of imposing a fee on certain probationers and proper disposition
of such fees (Request No. 0034-GA)
Briefs requested by May 4, 2003
RQ-0035-GA
The Honorable John F. Healey, Jr.
District Attorney, Fort Bend County
301 Jackson
309 South Fourth Street, Suite 258
Richmond, Texas 77469
Re: Whether a district attorney accrues lifetime service credit for longevity
pay (Request No. 0035-GA)
Briefs requested by May 8, 2003
RQ-0036-GA
The Honorable Randall W. Reynolds
143rd Judicial District Attorney
Reeves, Ward, Loving Counties
P.O. Box 150
Pecos, Texas 79772
Re: Whether a home-rule municipality may ban the sale of glass containers
of alcoholic or other beverages (Request No. 0036-GA)
Briefs requested by May 8, 2003
RQ-0037-GA
The Honorable Ray Montgomery
District Attorney, Leon County
Post Office Drawer 1010
Centerville, Texas 75833
Re: Mineral rights to land under the right-of-way of Farm Road 39 in Leon
County (Request No. 0037-GA)
Briefs requested by May 8, 2003
For further information,
please access the website at www.oag.state.tx.us.
or call the Opinion Committee at 512/463-2110.
TRD-200302341
Nancy S. Fuller
Assistant Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Filed: April 9, 2003
Request for Opinions