84R13570 TSR-F
By: Bell H.B. No. 2583
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to access to criminal history record information by a
county sheriff in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.1237, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 411.1237. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
INFORMATION: COUNTY FIRE MARSHALS; COUNTY SHERIFFS IN CERTAIN
COUNTIES. (a) On request of the department chief or chief
executive of a fire department or an emergency medical services
provider for an unincorporated area, a county fire marshal, or a
county sheriff in a county with a population of less than 100,000,
is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record
information maintained by the department that relates to:
(1) an applicant for employment or membership with the
requesting department or provider; or
(2) an employee or member of the requesting department
or provider.
(b) The county fire marshal or county sheriff may disclose
criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (a)
to the department chief or chief executive of the requesting fire
department or emergency medical services provider, except that the
county fire marshal or county sheriff may disclose criminal history
record information obtained by the department from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation only to governmental entities or as
authorized by federal law, federal executive order, or federal
rule.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.