Relating to the preservation and release of video surveillance recordings of special education settings.

HB 3312 requires Texas school districts and charter schools to retain video surveillance recordings from special education settings for at least 12 months after recording, or until an incident involving staff or students is fully resolved (including all appeals). It directly affects schools, employees involved in reported incidents, and parents of students in documented incidents. The bill specifies that recordings can be released to involved employees, parents, certain investigators (like child protective services), school administrators, or attorneys within one week of a request. Schools must allow unlimited viewing of incident-related recordings by affected parties and cannot restrict access to attorneys representing them.