By: Driver (Senate Sponsor - Wentworth) H.B. No. 2632
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 26, 2011;
April 29, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on
Government Organization; May 18, 2011, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 18, 2011, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to access to the criminal history record information of
certain persons by the Texas Facilities Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.1391 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.1391. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
INFORMATION: TEXAS FACILITIES COMMISSION. (a) The Texas Facilities
Commission is entitled to obtain from the department criminal
history record information maintained by the department that
relates to a person who:
(1) is an employee or an applicant for employment with
the commission;
(2) is a consultant, intern, or volunteer for the
commission or an applicant to serve as a consultant, intern, or
volunteer;
(3) proposes to enter into a contract with or has a
contract with the commission to perform services for or supply
goods to the commission; or
(4) is an employee or subcontractor, or an applicant
to be an employee or subcontractor, of a contractor that provides
services to the commission.
(b) Criminal history record information obtained by the
Texas Facilities Commission under Subsection (a) may not be
released or disclosed to any person except:
(1) on court order; or
(2) with the consent of the person who is the subject
of the criminal history record information.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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