By: Wentworth S.R. No. 1087
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
Senate Bill 1068 (allowing a governmental body to redact certain
personal information under the public information law without
the necessity of requesting a decision from the attorney general
and allowing information about a public officer or public
employee to be withheld if disclosure would pose a substantial
risk of physical harm) to consider and take action on the
following matter:
Senate Rules 12.03(3) and (4) are suspended to permit the
committee to add SECTION 4 to the bill to read as follows:
SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code,
is amended by adding Section 552.151 to read as follows:
Sec. 552.151. EXCEPTION: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE OR OFFICER
PERSONAL SAFETY. Information in the custody of a governmental
body that relates to an employee or officer of the governmental
body is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if,
under the specific circumstances pertaining to the employee or
officer, disclosure of the information would subject the
employee or officer to a substantial threat of physical harm.
Explanation: This addition is necessary to amend the
public information law to allow information relating to a public
officer or public employee to be withheld from disclosure if
disclosure would pose a substantial risk of physical harm.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 31, 2009.
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Secretary of the Senate