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| 7 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 7 | | relating to the confidentiality of an emergency call. |
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| 10 | 8 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 9 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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| 12 | 10 | | amended by adding Section 552.157 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 11 | | Sec. 552.157. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CONTENT OF |
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| 14 | 12 | | EMERGENCY CALL. (a) A recording or transcript of an emergency call |
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| 15 | 13 | | made to a public safety agency or a public safety answering point, |
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| 16 | 14 | | as those terms are defined by Section 772.001, Health and Safety |
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| 17 | 15 | | Code, is confidential. |
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| 18 | | - | (b) A governmental body shall disclose information that is |
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| 19 | | - | confidential under this section and that is not confidential or |
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| 20 | | - | otherwise excepted from required disclosure under another |
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| 21 | | - | provision of law to a requestor who: |
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| 22 | | - | (1) has the express consent of the person who placed |
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| 23 | | - | the emergency call or of a legal representative of the person; |
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| 24 | | - | (2) is an investigator licensed under Chapter 1702, |
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| 25 | | - | Occupations Code, who certifies that the information will only be |
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| 26 | | - | used in conjunction with a civil, criminal, administrative, or |
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| 27 | | - | arbitral proceeding in a court or government agency, including |
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| 28 | | - | service of process, investigation in anticipation of litigation, |
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| 29 | | - | execution or enforcement of a judgment or order, or under any order |
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| 30 | | - | of any court; or |
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| 31 | | - | (3) is a first responder as defined by Section |
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| 32 | | - | 421.095. |
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| 33 | | - | (c) A governmental body may withhold a recording or |
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| 34 | | - | transcript described by Subsection (a) without the necessity of |
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| 35 | | - | requesting a decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G. |
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| 16 | + | (b) Information that is confidential under this section may |
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| 17 | + | be disclosed only with the express consent of the person who placed |
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| 18 | + | the emergency call or of a legal representative of the person. |
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