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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) On request of a law school that is conducting research on the achievement of the law school's students or graduates on the Texas bar examination, the Board of Law Examiners shall provide the law school with information concerning the results of a bar examination and the achievement of particular applicants on the examination, including examination results disaggregated by section or portion of the examination and any relevant statistics related to the results of the examination.
(b) An applicant may request that the board not release the applicant's identity to a law school that requests information under Subsection (a). The board shall grant the applicant's request if the applicant:
(1) sends the request to the board by certified mail or a comparable mailing method that provides proof of delivery; and
(2) makes the request before the applicant takes the bar examination.
(c) A law school that receives information from the board under Subsection (a) is subject to any restriction on the release of the information under federal or state law.
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, information that the board provides to a law school under Subsection (a) is confidential and may not be disclosed under any law related to open records or public information.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 82.029. Release of Bar Examination Results - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-82-029/
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