85R7369 KJE-F
By: Dale H.B. No. 1779
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety to
obtain and use criminal history record information for the purpose
of performing certain departmental functions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 411.0891(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) Subject to Section 411.087, the department is
authorized to obtain and use criminal history record information
maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the department
that relates to a person who:
(1) is an applicant for or holds a Capitol access pass
issued by the department under Section 411.0625;
(2) is an applicant for or holds a license to carry a
handgun issued by the department under Subchapter H or is an
applicant for or holds a certification as a qualified handgun
instructor issued by the department under that subchapter;
(3) [registration issued by the director under
Subchapter C, Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, that authorizes
the person to manufacture, distribute, analyze, or conduct research
with a controlled substance; (2)] is an applicant for or holds a
chemical precursor transfer permit issued by the director under
Section 481.078, Health and Safety Code;
(4) [(3)] is an applicant for or holds a chemical
laboratory apparatus transfer permit issued by the director under
Section 481.081, Health and Safety Code;
(5) is an applicant for or holds a license to operate
as a dispensing organization issued by the department under Chapter
487, Health and Safety Code, or is an applicant for or holds a
registration as a director, manager, or employee of a dispensing
organization issued by the department under that chapter;
(6) is an applicant for or holds any private security
license, registration, or commission issued by the department under
Chapter 1702, Occupations Code;
(7) [(4)] is an applicant for certification by the
department as an inspection station or an inspector under
Subchapter G, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, holds an inspection
station or inspector certificate issued under that subchapter, or
is the owner of an inspection station operating under that chapter;
or
(8) [(5)] is an applicant for approval or has been
approved as a program sponsor by the department under Chapter 662,
Transportation Code, is an applicant for certification by the
department as an instructor under that chapter, or holds an
instructor certificate issued under that chapter.
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, 2017.