April

April 21, 2020

Dreaming About DACA

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A legislative proposal setting forth a process for granting residency status to qualifying immigrants who entered the US as minors has been under consideration by Congress... Read more  
April 21, 2020

New Worker Protection Due to the Novel Coronavirus

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In response to the novel coronavirus, Congress recently passed legislation aimed at providing workers an extra layer of protection during these uncertain times Read more  
April 21, 2020

SB18 - Campus Free Speech

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When Senate Bill 18 (SB18) passed during the 2019 legislative session it ushered in a new era of changes to free speech and assembly on the campuses of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Before then, The University of Texas System’s Regents’ Rules made every UT campus a limited public forum. Read more  
April 21, 2020

It’s FERPA but …

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This article is the second part of a two-part series. The first article, “I Can’t Believe It’s Not FERPA,” discussed what is and what is not an Education Record subject to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. This article will summarize all the exceptions to the general rule that the University will not disclose a FERPA-protected Education Record to a third party without the student’s consent. Read more