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SB1569

Regular Session

Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system.

Moderate
Low Cost
Effective:2025-09-01
Enforcing Agencies

Office of the Attorney General (Open Records Division) • County Appraisal Districts • Public Institutions of Higher Education (Public Information Officers)

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Compliance Analysis

Key implementation requirements and action items for compliance with this legislation

Implementation Timeline

  • Effective Date: September 1, 2025
  • Compliance Deadline: September 1, 2025. All public information requests received on or after this date must adhere to the new redaction standards. There is no phase-in period.
  • Agency Rulemaking: No formal rulemaking is required. However, the Texas Comptroller is expected to update Form 50-284 (Request for Confidentiality) to explicitly list these new eligible categories before the effective date.

Immediate Action Plan

  • Identify the Roster: Immediately generate a list of all current Regents, Trustees, Chancellors, and Presidents/CEOs.
  • Distribute Forms: Provide Comptroller Form 50-284 and the PIA Election Form to these individuals; set an internal deadline of August 15, 2025, for return/filing.
  • Update Manuals: Revise the institution's Public Information Act manual to include these roles in the "Mandatory Redaction" category.
  • Audit Directories: Review public-facing online directories and remove home addresses or personal cell phone numbers of affected leadership prior to September 1.

Operational Changes Required

Contracts

  • Vendor Agreements: Review contracts with third-party vendors managing payroll, benefits, or directory services. Ensure their systems are capable of suppressing data for specific high-profile individuals to prevent accidental publication.
  • Executive Employment Agreements: Update contract templates for new Presidents and Chancellors to include a clause acknowledging the institution’s statutory obligation to secure their personal data under SB1569.

Hiring/Training

  • PIO Retraining: Public Information Officers must update "mandatory redaction" checklists. Staff must be trained to recognize that Regents and Trustees are now protected classes under the PIA, similar to peace officers.
  • HRIS Configuration: HR Information Systems must be updated to "flag" these specific roles. This prevents automated data dumps or directory generators from releasing protected contact information.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

  • Tax Code Exemption (Form 50-284): Executives and board members must affirmatively complete the *Request for Confidentiality of Home Address* and submit it to their local County Appraisal District to scrub their home address from property tax rolls.
  • PIA Election Form: Public university officials should sign a standard Gov’t Code § 552.024 election form stating they do not wish to allow public access to their personal information. This serves as the operational trigger for HR to withhold data.
  • External Agency Notice: Private university leaders must provide documentation (Gov’t Code § 552.1175) to external government bodies (e.g., city permitting offices) if they wish to shield their data held by those entities.

Fees & Costs

  • No New Fees: There are no state fees associated with this compliance.
  • Operational Costs: Costs are limited to administrative time for form processing, system configuration, and potential legal review of "governing board" rosters.

Strategic Ambiguities & Considerations

  • Definition of "Governing Board": The law cites Education Code 61.003. While this clearly covers Boards of Regents and Trustees, it likely *excludes* advisory boards or university foundation boards. Legal counsel must strictly interpret the "governing" scope to avoid over-redaction, which can lead to Attorney General challenges.
  • Private Institution Verification: While private university leaders are protected, they lack a standardized state ID to prove their status to external agencies (like a Tax Assessor). Private institutions should prepare a standardized "Verification of Employment/Position" letter for their leadership to attach to confidentiality requests filed with other government bodies.

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Legislative Timeline

This bill's path through the Texas Legislature

Filed
Feb 24, 2025
Passed Senate
Apr 10, 2025
Passed House
May 9, 2025
Signed
May 24, 2025
TopicsEducationEducation--higherEducation--higher--facultyEducation--higher--institutions & ProgramsEducation--higher--private SchoolsOpen RecordsProtection of Personal Information
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Official Analysis

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BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center

S.B. 1569

89R13512 TJB-F

By: King

Business & Commerce

3/13/2025

As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

After recent controversies on university campuses, members of the governing boards of higher education institutions have had their private information shared on social media websites. Consequently, dozens of protestors showed up outside the residence of at least one university president on numerous occasions in the spring of 2024 chanting with megaphones, hitting pots and pans on the sidewalk and street, and even trespassing onto private property. 

Legislation is needed to prevent the public sharing of Texas university officials' home addresses and to ensure the safety and security of these officials and their families.

S.B. 1569 expands the list of individuals whose personal information is exempt from public records requests to include:

(1) members of governing boards of institutions of higher education;

(2) chancellors and chief executive officers of university systems; and

(3) presidents and chief executive officers of public and private universities. Personal information includes the individual's home address, phone number, emergency contact information, Social Security number, and family member details.

S.B. 1569 protects higher education leaders from harassment and threats by extending them the same protections that are already offered to law enforcement officers, judges, and other public officials.

As proposed, S.B. 1569 amends current law relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 552.117(a), Government Code, as follows:

(a) Provides that information is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 (Availability of Public Information) if it is information that relates to the home address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or social security number of the following person or that reveals whether the person has family members:

(1)-(17) makes no changes to these subdivisions;

(18)-(19) makes nonsubstantive changes to these subdivisions;

(20) a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003 (Definitions), Education Code;

(21) the chancellor or other chief executive officer of a university system, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or

(22) the president or other chief executive officer of an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

SECTION 2. Amends Section 552.1175(a), Government Code, as follows:

(a) Provides that Section 552.1175 (Exception: Confidentiality of Certain Personal Identifying Information of Peace Officers and Other Officials Performing Sensitive Governmental Functions) applies only to:

(1)-(17) makes no changes to these subdivisions;

(18)-(19) makes nonsubstantive changes to these subdivisions;

(20) member of the governing board of an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(21) the chancellor or other chief executive officer of a university system, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; and

(22) the president or other chief executive officer of an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

SECTION 3. Reenacts and amends Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, by amending Chapters 76 (S.B. 617), 152 (S.B. 870), 430 (H.B. 1911), 765 (H.B. 4504), and 937 (S.B. 1525), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, as follows:

(a) Provides that Section 25.025 (Confidentiality of Certain Home Address Information) applies only to:

(1)-(26) makes no changes to these subdivisions;

(27)-(29) makes nonsubstantive changes to these subdivisions;

(30) a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(31) the chancellor or other chief executive officer of a university system, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; and

(32) the president or other chief executive officer of an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

Deletes text of existing Subdivision (27) providing that this section applies to a current or former attorney for the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SECTION 4. Provides that, to the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes.

SECTION 5. Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 6. Effective date: September 1, 2025.

House Sponsors

Rep. Phil KingRepublican · Primary Sponsor
Joint Sponsors

Bill Text(with markup)

S.B. No. 1569
AN ACT
relating to the availability of certain personal information of a
member of the governing board of an institution of higher
education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the
chief executive officer of a university system.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Section 552.117(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
       (a)  Information is excepted from the requirements of
Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home
address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or
social security number of the following person or that reveals
whether the person has family members:
             (1)  a current or former official or employee of a
governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024;
             (2)  a current or honorably retired peace officer as
defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a current
or honorably retired security officer commissioned under Section
51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer complies
with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
             (3)  a current or former employee of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of
the department or any division of the department, regardless of
whether the current or former employee complies with Section
552.1175;
             (4)  a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001, Code
of Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement
officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections
officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this
state who was killed in the line of duty, regardless of whether the
deceased complied with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
             (5)  a commissioned security officer as defined by
Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the
officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
             (6)  an officer or employee of a community supervision
and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who
performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b), regardless of
whether the officer or employee complies with Section 552.024 or
552.1175;
             (7)  a current or former employee of the office of the
attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office
the duties of which involve law enforcement or are performed under
Chapter 231, Family Code, regardless of whether the current or
former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
             (8)  a current or former employee of the Texas Juvenile
Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of the
department, regardless of whether the current or former employee
complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
             (9)  a current or former juvenile probation or
supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
under Title 12, Human Resources Code, regardless of whether the
current or former officer complies with Section 552.024 or
552.1175;
             (10)  a current or former employee of a juvenile
justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
261.405, Family Code, regardless of whether the current or former
employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
             (11)  a current or former member of the United States
Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, an auxiliary
service of one of those branches of the armed forces, or the Texas
military forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001;
             (12)  a current or former district attorney, criminal
district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
matters, regardless of whether the current or former attorney
complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
             (13)  a current or former employee of a district
attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
protective services matters, regardless of whether the current or
former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
             (14)  a current or former employee of the Texas Civil
Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or
a division of the office, regardless of whether the current or
former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
             (15)  a current or former federal judge or state judge,
as those terms are defined by Section 1.005, Election Code, a
federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals
Service, a United States attorney, or a family member of a current
or former federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a
marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States
attorney, or a state judge;
             (16)  a current or former child protective services
caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator
for the Department of Family and Protective Services, regardless of
whether the caseworker or investigator complies with Section
552.024 or 552.1175, or a current or former employee of a department
contractor performing child protective services caseworker, adult
protective services caseworker, or investigator functions for the
contractor on behalf of the department;
             (17)  an elected public officer, regardless of whether
the officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
             (18)  a current or former United States attorney,
assistant United States attorney, federal public defender, deputy
federal public defender, or assistant federal public defender and
the spouse or child of the current or former attorney or public
defender, regardless of whether the person complies with Section
552.024 or 552.1175; [or]
             (19)  a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or
emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,
Health and Safety Code, regardless of whether the firefighter or
volunteer firefighter or emergency medical services personnel
comply with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
(20)  a member of the governing board of an institution
of higher education or a private or independent institution of
higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003,
Education Code;
(21)  the chancellor or other chief executive officer
of a university system, as defined by Section 61.003, Education
Code; or
(22)  the president or other chief executive officer of
an institution of higher education or a private or independent
institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by
Section 61.003, Education Code.
       SECTION 2.  Section 552.1175(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
       (a)  This section applies only to:
             (1)  current or honorably retired peace officers as
defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or special
investigators as described by Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal
Procedure;
             (2)  current or honorably retired county jailers as
defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code;
             (3)  current or former employees of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of
the department or any division of the department;
             (4)  commissioned security officers as defined by
Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
             (5)  a current or former district attorney, criminal
district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
matters;
             (5-a)  a current or former employee of a district
attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
protective services matters;
             (6)  officers and employees of a community supervision
and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who perform
a duty described by Section 76.004(b);
             (7)  criminal investigators of the United States as
described by Article 2A.002(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
             (8)  current or honorably retired police officers and
inspectors of the United States Federal Protective Service;
             (9)  current and former employees of the office of the
attorney general who are or were assigned to a division of that
office the duties of which involve law enforcement or are performed
under Chapter 231, Family Code;
             (10)  current or former juvenile probation and
detention officers certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
             (11)  current or former employees of a juvenile justice
program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section 261.405,
Family Code;
             (12)  current or former employees of the Texas Juvenile
Justice Department or the predecessors in function of the
department;
             (13)  federal judges and state judges as defined by
Section 1.005, Election Code;
             (14)  current or former employees of the Texas Civil
Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or
a division of the office;
             (15)  a current or former member of the United States
Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, an auxiliary
service of one of those branches of the armed forces, or the Texas
military forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001;
             (16)  a current or former child protective services
caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator
for the Department of Family and Protective Services or a current or
former employee of a department contractor performing child
protective services caseworker, adult protective services
caseworker, or investigator functions for the contractor on behalf
of the department;
             (17)  an elected public officer;
             (18)  a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or
emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,
Health and Safety Code; [and]
             (19)  a current or former United States attorney,
assistant United States attorney, federal public defender, deputy
federal public defender, or assistant federal public defender;
(20)  a member of the governing board of an institution
of higher education or a private or independent institution of
higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003,
Education Code;
(21)  the chancellor or other chief executive officer
of a university system, as defined by Section 61.003, Education
Code; and
(22)  the president or other chief executive officer of
an institution of higher education or a private or independent
institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by
Section 61.003, Education Code.
SECTION 3.  Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, as amended by
Chapters 76 (S.B. 617), 152 (S.B. 870), 430 (H.B. 1911), 765 (H.B.
4504), and 937 (S.B. 1525), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular
Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
       (a)  This section applies only to:
             (1)  a current or former peace officer as defined by
Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the spouse or
surviving spouse of the peace officer;
             (2)  the adult child of a current peace officer as
defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure;
             (3)  a current or honorably retired county jailer as
defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code;
             (4)  an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice;
             (5)  a commissioned security officer as defined by
Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
             (6)  an individual who shows that the individual, the
individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
is a victim of family violence as defined by Section 71.004, Family
Code, by providing:
                   (A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
or
                   (B)  other independent documentary evidence
necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
another person in the individual's household is a victim of family
violence;
             (7)  an individual who shows that the individual, the
individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of
persons by providing:
                   (A)  a copy of a protective order issued under
Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
                   (B)  other independent documentary evidence
necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
another person in the individual's household is a victim of sexual
assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
             (8)  a participant in the address confidentiality
program administered by the attorney general under Subchapter B,
Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure, who provides proof of
certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure;
             (9)  a federal judge, a federal bankruptcy judge, a
marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a state judge, or a
family member of a federal judge, a federal bankruptcy judge, a
marshal of the United States Marshals Service, or a state judge;
             (10)  a current or former district attorney, criminal
district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
matters;
             (11)  a current or former employee of a district
attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
protective services matters;
             (12)  an officer or employee of a community supervision
and corrections department established under Chapter 76,
Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b)
of that code;
             (13)  a criminal investigator of the United States as
described by Article 2A.002(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
             (14)  a current or honorably retired police officer or
inspector of the United States Federal Protective Service;
             (15)  a current or former United States attorney,
assistant United States attorney, federal public defender, deputy
federal public defender, or assistant federal public defender and
the spouse and child of the attorney or public defender;
             (16)  a current or former employee of the office of the
attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office
the duties of which involve law enforcement or are performed under
Chapter 231, Family Code;
             (17)  a medical examiner or person who performs
forensic analysis or testing who is employed by this state or one or
more political subdivisions of this state;
             (18)  a current or former member of the United States
armed forces who has served in an area that the president of the
United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26
U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United
States are or have engaged in combat;
             (19)  a current or former employee of the Texas
Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of
the department;
             (20)  a current or former juvenile probation or
supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
             (21)  a current or former employee of a juvenile
justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
261.405, Family Code;
             (22)  a current or former employee of the Texas Civil
Commitment Office or the predecessor in function of the office or a
division of the office;
             (23)  a current or former employee of a federal judge or
state judge;
             (24)  a current or former child protective services
caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator
for the Department of Family and Protective Services or a current or
former employee of a department contractor performing child
protective services caseworker, adult protective services
caseworker, or investigator functions for the contractor on behalf
of the department;
             (25)  an elected public officer;
             (26)  a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or
emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,
Health and Safety Code;
             (27)  a customs and border protection officer or border
patrol agent of United States Customs and Border Protection or the
spouse, surviving spouse, or adult child of a customs and border
protection officer or border patrol agent;
(28)  [(27)  a current or former attorney for the
Department of Family and Protective Services
             [(27)]  a current or former employee or contract staff
member of a university health care provider at a corrections
facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or
the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; [and]
(29) [(28)]  a current or former attorney for the
Department of Family and Protective Services;
(30)  a member of the governing board of an institution
of higher education or a private or independent institution of
higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003,
Education Code;
(31)  the chancellor or other chief executive officer
of a university system, as defined by Section 61.003, Education
Code; and
(32)  the president or other chief executive officer of
an institution of higher education or a private or independent
institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by
Section 61.003, Education Code.
       SECTION 4.  To the extent of any conflict, thi

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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 17, 2025

TO:
Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1569 by King (Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
302 Office of the Attorney General, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 717 Texas Southern University, 719 Texas State Technical College System Administration, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 758 Texas State University System, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration, 769 University of North Texas System Administration, 781 Higher Education Coordinating Board, 783 University of Houston System Administration, 966 Howard College, 978 San Jacinto College
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What does Texas SB1569 do?

SB1569 mandates strict confidentiality for the home addresses, telephone numbers, and family information of higher education governing board members, Chancellors, and Presidents, effective September 1, 2025. This legislation expands Public Information Act (PIA) exceptions and Tax Code protections, requiring immediate updates to redaction protocols and HR data management systems for both public and private institutions. Implementation Timeline Effective Date: September 1, 2025 Compliance Deadline: September 1, 2025.

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Who authored SB1569?

SB1569 was authored by Texas Senator Phil King during the Regular Session.

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When was SB1569 signed into law?

SB1569 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on May 24, 2025.

Q

Which agencies enforce SB1569?

SB1569 is enforced by Office of the Attorney General (Open Records Division), County Appraisal Districts and Public Institutions of Higher Education (Public Information Officers).

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How urgent is compliance with SB1569?

The compliance urgency for SB1569 is rated as "moderate". Businesses and organizations should review the requirements and timeline to ensure timely compliance.

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What is the cost impact of SB1569?

The cost impact of SB1569 is estimated as "low". This may vary based on industry and implementation requirements.

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