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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 civil commitment of sexually violent predators, the |
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10 | 8 | | operation of the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and certain related |
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11 | 9 | | offenses; increasing a criminal penalty. |
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12 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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13 | 11 | | SECTION 1. The heading to Section 30.010, Civil Practice |
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14 | 12 | | and Remedies Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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15 | 13 | | Sec. 30.010. PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION PRIVILEGED |
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16 | 14 | | FROM DISCOVERY BY INMATE OR COMMITTED PERSON. |
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17 | 15 | | SECTION 2. Sections 30.010(a) and (b), Civil Practice and |
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18 | 16 | | Remedies Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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19 | 17 | | (a) Personal identifying information pertaining to an |
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20 | 18 | | individual, including the individual's home address, home |
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21 | 19 | | telephone number, and social security account number, is privileged |
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22 | 20 | | from discovery by an individual who is imprisoned or confined in any |
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23 | 21 | | correctional facility or civilly committed as a sexually violent |
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24 | 22 | | predator under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, if the |
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25 | 23 | | individual to whom the information pertains is: |
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26 | 24 | | (1) an employee of any correctional facility; [or] |
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27 | 25 | | (2) an officer or employee of the Texas Civil |
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28 | 26 | | Commitment Office or a person who contracts with the office to |
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29 | 27 | | perform a service or an employee of that person; or |
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30 | 28 | | (3) related within the first degree by consanguinity |
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31 | 29 | | or affinity to an individual described by Subdivision (1) or (2) |
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32 | 30 | | [who is an employee of any correctional facility]. |
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33 | 31 | | (b) Personal identifying information that is privileged |
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34 | 32 | | under this section may be discovered by an individual who is |
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35 | 33 | | imprisoned or confined in a correctional facility or civilly |
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36 | 34 | | committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter 841, Health |
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37 | 35 | | and Safety Code, only if: |
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38 | 36 | | (1) the incarcerated individual or committed person |
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39 | 37 | | shows good cause to the court for the discovery of the information; |
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40 | 38 | | and |
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41 | 39 | | (2) the court renders an order that authorizes |
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42 | 40 | | discovery of the information. |
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43 | 41 | | SECTION 3. Article 2.13, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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44 | 42 | | amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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45 | 43 | | (d) On a request made by that office, a peace officer shall |
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46 | 44 | | execute an emergency detention order issued by the Texas Civil |
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47 | 45 | | Commitment Office under Section 841.0837, Health and Safety Code. |
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48 | 46 | | SECTION 4. Article 17.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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49 | 47 | | amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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50 | 48 | | read as follows: |
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51 | 49 | | (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (b-1) [of this |
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52 | 50 | | article], a magistrate may, in the magistrate's discretion, release |
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53 | 51 | | the defendant on [his] personal bond without sureties or other |
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54 | 52 | | security. |
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55 | 53 | | (b-1) A magistrate may not release on personal bond a |
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56 | 54 | | defendant who, at the time of the commission of the charged offense, |
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57 | 55 | | is civilly committed as a sexually violent predator under Chapter |
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58 | 56 | | 841, Health and Safety Code. |
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59 | | - | SECTION 5. Article 62.202, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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| 57 | + | SECTION 5. Article 42A.454(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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| 58 | + | is amended to read as follows: |
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| 59 | + | (a) This article applies only to a defendant who is required |
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| 60 | + | to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, by court order or |
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| 61 | + | otherwise, and: |
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| 62 | + | (1) is convicted of or receives a grant of deferred |
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| 63 | + | adjudication community supervision for a violation of Section |
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| 64 | + | 21.11, 22.011(a)(2), 22.021(a)(1)(B), 33.021, or 43.25, Penal |
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| 65 | + | Code; |
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| 66 | + | (2) used the Internet or any other type of electronic |
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| 67 | + | device used for Internet access to commit the offense or engage in |
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| 68 | + | the conduct for which the person is required to register under |
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| 69 | + | Chapter 62; or |
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| 70 | + | (3) is assigned a numeric risk level of three based on |
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| 71 | + | an assessment conducted using the sex offender screening tool |
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| 72 | + | adopted under Article 62.007. |
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| 73 | + | SECTION 6. Article 62.202, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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98 | 119 | | to read as follows: |
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99 | 120 | | (b) A criminal justice agency may disclose criminal history |
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100 | 121 | | record information that is the subject of an order of nondisclosure |
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101 | 122 | | of criminal history record information under this subchapter to the |
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102 | 123 | | following noncriminal justice agencies or entities only: |
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103 | 124 | | (1) the State Board for Educator Certification; |
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104 | 125 | | (2) a school district, charter school, private school, |
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105 | 126 | | regional education service center, commercial transportation |
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106 | 127 | | company, or education shared service arrangement; |
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107 | 128 | | (3) the Texas Medical Board; |
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108 | 129 | | (4) the Texas School for the Blind and Visually |
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109 | 130 | | Impaired; |
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110 | 131 | | (5) the Board of Law Examiners; |
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111 | 132 | | (6) the State Bar of Texas; |
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112 | 133 | | (7) a district court regarding a petition for name |
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113 | 134 | | change under Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Family Code; |
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114 | 135 | | (8) the Texas School for the Deaf; |
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115 | 136 | | (9) the Department of Family and Protective Services; |
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116 | 137 | | (10) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; |
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117 | 138 | | (11) the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative |
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118 | 139 | | Services; |
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119 | 140 | | (12) the Department of State Health Services, a local |
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120 | 141 | | mental health service, a local intellectual and developmental |
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121 | 142 | | disability authority, or a community center providing services to |
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122 | 143 | | persons with mental illness or intellectual or developmental |
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123 | 144 | | disabilities; |
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124 | 145 | | (13) the Texas Private Security Board; |
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125 | 146 | | (14) a municipal or volunteer fire department; |
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126 | 147 | | (15) the Texas Board of Nursing; |
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127 | 148 | | (16) a safe house providing shelter to children in |
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128 | 149 | | harmful situations; |
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129 | 150 | | (17) a public or nonprofit hospital or hospital |
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130 | 151 | | district, or a facility as defined by Section 250.001, Health and |
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131 | 152 | | Safety Code; |
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132 | 153 | | (18) the securities commissioner, the banking |
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133 | 154 | | commissioner, the savings and mortgage lending commissioner, the |
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134 | 155 | | consumer credit commissioner, or the credit union commissioner; |
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135 | 156 | | (19) the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy; |
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136 | 157 | | (20) the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; |
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137 | 158 | | (21) the Health and Human Services Commission; |
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138 | 159 | | (22) the Department of Aging and Disability Services; |
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139 | 160 | | (23) the Texas Education Agency; |
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140 | 161 | | (24) the Judicial Branch Certification Commission; |
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141 | 162 | | (25) a county clerk's office in relation to a |
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142 | 163 | | proceeding for the appointment of a guardian under Title 3, Estates |
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143 | 164 | | Code; |
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144 | 165 | | (26) the Department of Information Resources but only |
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145 | 166 | | regarding an employee, applicant for employment, contractor, |
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146 | 167 | | subcontractor, intern, or volunteer who provides network security |
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147 | 168 | | services under Chapter 2059 to: |
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148 | 169 | | (A) the Department of Information Resources; or |
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149 | 170 | | (B) a contractor or subcontractor of the |
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150 | 171 | | Department of Information Resources; |
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151 | 172 | | (27) the Texas Department of Insurance; |
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152 | 173 | | (28) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; |
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153 | 174 | | (29) the Texas State Board of Pharmacy; |
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154 | 175 | | (30) the Texas Civil Commitment Office; |
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155 | 176 | | (31) a bank, savings bank, savings and loan |
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156 | 177 | | association, credit union, or mortgage banker, a subsidiary or |
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157 | 178 | | affiliate of those entities, or another financial institution |
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158 | 179 | | regulated by a state regulatory entity listed in Subdivision (18) |
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159 | 180 | | or by a corresponding federal regulatory entity, but only regarding |
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160 | 181 | | an employee, contractor, subcontractor, intern, or volunteer of or |
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161 | 182 | | an applicant for employment by that bank, savings bank, savings and |
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162 | 183 | | loan association, credit union, mortgage banker, subsidiary or |
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163 | 184 | | affiliate, or financial institution; and |
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164 | 185 | | (32) [(31)] an employer that has a facility that |
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165 | 186 | | handles or has the capability of handling, transporting, storing, |
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166 | 187 | | processing, manufacturing, or controlling hazardous, explosive, |
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167 | 188 | | combustible, or flammable materials, if: |
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168 | 189 | | (A) the facility is critical infrastructure, as |
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169 | 190 | | defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 5195c(e), or the employer is required |
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170 | 191 | | to submit to a risk management plan under Section 112(r) of the |
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171 | 192 | | federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7412) for the facility; and |
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172 | 193 | | (B) the information concerns an employee, |
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173 | 194 | | applicant for employment, contractor, or subcontractor whose |
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174 | 195 | | duties involve or will involve the handling, transporting, storing, |
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175 | 196 | | processing, manufacturing, or controlling hazardous, explosive, |
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176 | 197 | | combustible, or flammable materials and whose background is |
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177 | 198 | | required to be screened under a federal provision described by |
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178 | 199 | | Paragraph (A). |
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215 | 236 | | to read as follows: |
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216 | 237 | | Sec. 420A.011. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT; SUPPORT. (a) The |
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217 | 238 | | office is administratively attached to the Health and Human |
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218 | 239 | | Services Commission [Department of State Health Services]. |
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219 | 240 | | (b) The Health and Human Services Commission [Department of |
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220 | 241 | | State Health Services] shall provide administrative support |
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221 | 242 | | services, including human resources, budgetary, accounting, |
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222 | 243 | | purchasing, payroll, information technology, and legal support |
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223 | 244 | | services, to the office as necessary to carry out the purposes of |
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224 | 245 | | this chapter. |
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225 | 246 | | (c) The office, in accordance with the rules and procedures |
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226 | 247 | | of the Legislative Budget Board, shall prepare, approve, and submit |
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227 | 248 | | a legislative appropriations request that is separate from the |
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228 | 249 | | legislative appropriations request for the Health and Human |
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229 | 250 | | Services Commission [Department of State Health Services] and is |
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230 | 251 | | used to develop the office's budget structure. The office shall |
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231 | 252 | | maintain the office's legislative appropriations request and |
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232 | 253 | | budget structure separately from those of the commission |
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233 | 254 | | [department]. |
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234 | | - | SECTION 12. Section 552.117(a), Government Code, is amended |
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| 255 | + | SECTION 13. Chapter 420A, Government Code, is amended by |
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| 256 | + | adding Section 420A.012 to read as follows: |
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| 257 | + | Sec. 420A.012. RULES. The board may adopt rules as |
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| 258 | + | necessary to enable the office to perform the office's duties under |
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| 259 | + | this subchapter. |
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| 260 | + | SECTION 14. Section 508.1861(a), Government Code, is |
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| 261 | + | amended to read as follows: |
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| 262 | + | (a) This section applies only to a person who, on release, |
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| 263 | + | will be required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, |
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| 264 | + | Code of Criminal Procedure, by court order or otherwise, and: |
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| 265 | + | (1) is serving a sentence for an offense under Section |
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| 266 | + | 21.11, 22.011(a)(2), 22.021(a)(1)(B), 33.021, or 43.25, Penal |
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| 267 | + | Code; |
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| 268 | + | (2) used the Internet or any other type of electronic |
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| 269 | + | device used for Internet access to commit the offense or engage in |
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| 270 | + | the conduct for which the person is required to register under |
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| 271 | + | Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; or |
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| 272 | + | (3) is assigned a numeric risk level of two or three |
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| 273 | + | based on an assessment conducted using the sex offender screening |
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| 274 | + | tool adopted under Article 62.007, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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| 275 | + | SECTION 15. Section 552.117(a), Government Code, is amended |
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235 | 276 | | to read as follows: |
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236 | 277 | | (a) Information is excepted from the requirements of |
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237 | 278 | | Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home |
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238 | 279 | | address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or |
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239 | 280 | | social security number of the following person or that reveals |
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240 | 281 | | whether the person has family members: |
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241 | 282 | | (1) a current or former official or employee of a |
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242 | 283 | | governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024; |
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243 | 284 | | (2) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of |
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244 | 285 | | Criminal Procedure, or a security officer commissioned under |
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245 | 286 | | Section 51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer |
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246 | 287 | | complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable; |
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247 | 288 | | (3) a current or former employee of the Texas |
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248 | 289 | | Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of |
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249 | 290 | | the department or any division of the department, regardless of |
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250 | 291 | | whether the current or former employee complies with Section |
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251 | 292 | | 552.1175; |
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252 | 293 | | (4) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of |
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253 | 294 | | Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement |
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254 | 295 | | officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections |
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255 | 296 | | officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this |
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256 | 297 | | state who was killed in the line of duty, regardless of whether the |
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257 | 298 | | deceased complied with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; |
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258 | 299 | | (5) a commissioned security officer as defined by |
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259 | 300 | | Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the |
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260 | 301 | | officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable; |
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261 | 302 | | (6) an officer or employee of a community supervision |
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262 | 303 | | and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who |
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263 | 304 | | performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b), regardless of |
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264 | 305 | | whether the officer or employee complies with Section 552.024 or |
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265 | 306 | | 552.1175; |
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266 | 307 | | (7) a current or former employee of the office of the |
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267 | 308 | | attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office |
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268 | 309 | | the duties of which involve law enforcement, regardless of whether |
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269 | 310 | | the current or former employee complies with Section 552.024 or |
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270 | 311 | | 552.1175; |
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271 | 312 | | (8) a current or former employee of the Texas Juvenile |
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272 | 313 | | Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of the |
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273 | 314 | | department, regardless of whether the current or former employee |
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274 | 315 | | complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; |
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275 | 316 | | (9) a current or former juvenile probation or |
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276 | 317 | | supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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277 | 318 | | Department, or the predecessors in function of the department, |
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278 | 319 | | under Title 12, Human Resources Code, regardless of whether the |
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279 | 320 | | current or former officer complies with Section 552.024 or |
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280 | 321 | | 552.1175; |
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281 | 322 | | (10) a current or former employee of a juvenile |
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282 | 323 | | justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section |
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283 | 324 | | 261.405, Family Code, regardless of whether the current or former |
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284 | 325 | | employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; [or] |
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285 | 326 | | (11) a current or former member of the Texas military |
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286 | 327 | | forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001; or |
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287 | 328 | | (12) a current or former employee of the Texas Civil |
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288 | 329 | | Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or |
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289 | 330 | | a division of the office, regardless of whether the current or |
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290 | 331 | | former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175. |
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299 | 340 | | amended to read as follows: |
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300 | 341 | | (a) This section applies only to: |
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301 | 342 | | (1) peace officers as defined by Article 2.12, Code of |
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302 | 343 | | Criminal Procedure; |
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303 | 344 | | (2) county jailers as defined by Section 1701.001, |
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304 | 345 | | Occupations Code; |
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305 | 346 | | (3) current or former employees of the Texas |
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306 | 347 | | Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of |
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307 | 348 | | the department or any division of the department; |
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308 | 349 | | (4) commissioned security officers as defined by |
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309 | 350 | | Section 1702.002, Occupations Code; |
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310 | 351 | | (5) employees of a district attorney, criminal |
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311 | 352 | | district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose |
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312 | 353 | | jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services |
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313 | 354 | | matters; |
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314 | 355 | | (6) officers and employees of a community supervision |
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315 | 356 | | and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who perform |
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316 | 357 | | a duty described by Section 76.004(b); |
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317 | 358 | | (7) criminal investigators of the United States as |
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318 | 359 | | described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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319 | 360 | | (8) police officers and inspectors of the United |
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320 | 361 | | States Federal Protective Service; |
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321 | 362 | | (9) current and former employees of the office of the |
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322 | 363 | | attorney general who are or were assigned to a division of that |
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323 | 364 | | office the duties of which involve law enforcement; |
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324 | 365 | | (10) current or former juvenile probation and |
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325 | 366 | | detention officers certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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326 | 367 | | Department, or the predecessors in function of the department, |
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327 | 368 | | under Title 12, Human Resources Code; |
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328 | 369 | | (11) current or former employees of a juvenile justice |
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329 | 370 | | program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section 261.405, |
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330 | 371 | | Family Code; |
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331 | 372 | | (12) current or former employees of the Texas Juvenile |
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332 | 373 | | Justice Department or the predecessors in function of the |
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333 | 374 | | department; [and] |
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334 | 375 | | (13) federal judges and state judges as defined by |
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335 | 376 | | Section 13.0021, Election Code; and |
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336 | 377 | | (14) current or former employees of the Texas Civil |
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337 | 378 | | Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or |
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338 | 379 | | a division of the office. |
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367 | | - | (4) requiring the person to submit to appropriate |
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368 | | - | supervision and: |
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369 | | - | (A) submit to tracking under a particular type of |
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370 | | - | tracking service, if the person: |
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371 | | - | (i) while residing at a civil commitment |
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372 | | - | center, leaves the center for any reason; |
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373 | | - | (ii) is in one of the two most restrictive |
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374 | | - | tiers of treatment, as determined by the office; |
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375 | | - | (iii) is on disciplinary status, as |
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376 | | - | determined by the office; or |
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377 | | - | (iv) resides in the community [and to any |
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378 | | - | other appropriate supervision]; and |
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379 | | - | (B) if required to submit to tracking under |
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380 | | - | Paragraph (A), refrain from tampering with, altering, modifying, |
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381 | | - | obstructing, removing, or manipulating the tracking equipment; and |
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| 408 | + | (4) requiring the person to[: |
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| 409 | + | [(A)] submit to tracking under a particular type |
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| 410 | + | of tracking service and to [any] other appropriate supervision[;] |
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| 411 | + | and to |
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| 412 | + | [(B)] refrain from tampering with, altering, |
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| 413 | + | modifying, obstructing, removing, or manipulating the tracking |
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| 414 | + | equipment, if the person: |
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| 415 | + | (A) while residing at a civil commitment center, |
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| 416 | + | leaves the center for any reason; |
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| 417 | + | (B) is in one of the two most restrictive tiers of |
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| 418 | + | treatment, as determined by the office; |
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| 419 | + | (C) is on disciplinary status, as determined by |
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| 420 | + | the office; or |
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| 421 | + | (D) resides in the community; and |
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428 | 460 | | Code, is amended by adding Sections 841.0837 and 841.0838 to read as |
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429 | 461 | | follows: |
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430 | 462 | | Sec. 841.0837. EMERGENCY DETENTION ORDER. (a) In this |
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431 | 463 | | section, "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article 2.12, |
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432 | 464 | | Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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433 | 465 | | (b) For the purpose of returning a committed person to a |
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434 | 466 | | more restrictive setting following a transfer to less restrictive |
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435 | 467 | | housing and supervision under Section 841.0834 or a release under |
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436 | 468 | | Section 841.0836, the office may issue an emergency detention order |
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437 | 469 | | for the person's immediate apprehension and transportation to a |
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438 | 470 | | location designated by the office. |
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439 | 471 | | Sec. 841.0838. USE OF RESTRAINTS. (a) An employee of the |
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440 | 472 | | office, or a person who contracts with the office or an employee of |
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441 | 473 | | that person, may use mechanical or chemical restraints on a |
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442 | 474 | | committed person residing in a civil commitment center or while |
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443 | 475 | | transporting a committed person who resides at the center only if: |
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444 | 476 | | (1) the employee or person completes a training |
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445 | 477 | | program approved by the office on the use of restraints that: |
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446 | 478 | | (A) includes instruction on the office's |
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447 | 479 | | approved restraint techniques and devices and the office's verbal |
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448 | 480 | | de-escalation policies, procedures, and practices; and |
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449 | 481 | | (B) requires the employee or person to |
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450 | 482 | | demonstrate competency in the use of the restraint techniques and |
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451 | 483 | | devices; and |
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452 | 484 | | (2) the restraint is: |
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453 | 485 | | (A) used as a last resort; |
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504 | 528 | | Sec. 841.152. CERTAIN HEARINGS BY CLOSED-CIRCUIT VIDEO |
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505 | 529 | | TELECONFERENCING PERMITTED. (a) Notwithstanding Section |
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506 | 530 | | 841.103(c), on motion by the attorney representing the state, the |
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507 | 531 | | court shall require a committed person to appear via closed-circuit |
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508 | 532 | | video teleconferencing at a hearing on the modification of civil |
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509 | 533 | | commitment requirements under Section 841.082 or a hearing under |
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510 | 534 | | Subchapter F or G. |
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511 | 535 | | (b) A recording of a hearing conducted as provided by |
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512 | 536 | | Subsection (a) shall be made and preserved with the court's record |
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513 | 537 | | of the hearing. |
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514 | 538 | | Sec. 841.153. STATE-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION; NECESSARY |
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515 | 539 | | DOCUMENTATION. (a) On the release of a committed person from a |
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516 | 540 | | correctional facility, secure correctional facility, or secure |
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517 | 541 | | detention facility, as those terms are defined by Section 841.151, |
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518 | 542 | | the office shall: |
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519 | 543 | | (1) determine whether the person has: |
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520 | 544 | | (A) a valid license issued under Chapter 521 or |
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521 | 545 | | 522, Transportation Code; or |
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522 | 546 | | (B) a valid personal identification certificate |
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523 | 547 | | issued under Chapter 521, Transportation Code; and |
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524 | 548 | | (2) if the person does not have a valid license or |
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525 | 549 | | certificate described by Subdivision (1), submit to the Department |
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526 | 550 | | of Public Safety on behalf of the person a request for the issuance |
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527 | 551 | | of a personal identification certificate under Chapter 521, |
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528 | 552 | | Transportation Code. |
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529 | 553 | | (b) The office shall submit a request under Subsection |
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530 | 554 | | (a)(2) as soon as practicable. |
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531 | 555 | | (c) The office, the Department of Public Safety, and the |
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558 | 591 | | amending Subsections (b-1) and (f) and adding Subsection (b-2) to |
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559 | 592 | | read as follows: |
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560 | 593 | | (b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), an offense under |
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561 | 594 | | Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the third degree if the offense is |
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562 | 595 | | committed: |
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563 | 596 | | (1) while the actor is committed to a civil commitment |
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564 | 597 | | facility; and |
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565 | 598 | | (2) against: |
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566 | 599 | | (A) an officer or employee of the Texas Civil |
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567 | 600 | | Commitment Office: |
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568 | 601 | | (i) while the officer or employee is |
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569 | 602 | | lawfully discharging an official duty at a civil commitment |
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570 | 603 | | facility; or |
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571 | 604 | | (ii) in retaliation for or on account of an |
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572 | 605 | | exercise of official power or performance of an official duty by the |
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573 | 606 | | officer or employee; or |
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574 | 607 | | (B) a person who contracts with the state to |
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575 | 608 | | perform a service in a civil commitment facility or an employee of |
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576 | 609 | | that person: |
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577 | 610 | | (i) while the person or employee is engaged |
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578 | 611 | | in performing a service within the scope of the contract, if the |
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579 | 612 | | actor knows the person or employee is authorized by the state to |
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580 | 613 | | provide the service; or |
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581 | 614 | | (ii) in retaliation for or on account of the |
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582 | 615 | | person's or employee's performance of a service within the scope of |
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583 | 616 | | the contract. |
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584 | 617 | | (b-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(2), an offense under |
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585 | 618 | | Subsection (a)(1) is a felony of the second degree if: |
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586 | 619 | | (1) the offense is committed against a person whose |
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587 | 620 | | relationship to or association with the defendant is described by |
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588 | 621 | | Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code; |
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589 | 622 | | (2) it is shown on the trial of the offense that the |
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590 | 623 | | defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this |
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591 | 624 | | chapter, Chapter 19, or Section 20.03, 20.04, or 21.11 against a |
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592 | 625 | | person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is |
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593 | 626 | | described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code; |
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594 | 627 | | and |
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595 | 628 | | (3) the offense is committed by intentionally, |
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596 | 629 | | knowingly, or recklessly impeding the normal breathing or |
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597 | 630 | | circulation of the blood of the person by applying pressure to the |
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598 | 631 | | person's throat or neck or by blocking the person's nose or mouth. |
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599 | 632 | | (f) For the purposes of Subsections (b)(2)(A) and (b-2)(2) |
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600 | 633 | | [(b-1)(2)]: |
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601 | 634 | | (1) a defendant has been previously convicted of an |
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602 | 635 | | offense listed in those subsections committed against a person |
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603 | 636 | | whose relationship to or association with the defendant is |
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604 | 637 | | described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code, if |
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605 | 638 | | the defendant was adjudged guilty of the offense or entered a plea |
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606 | 639 | | of guilty or nolo contendere in return for a grant of deferred |
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607 | 640 | | adjudication, regardless of whether the sentence for the offense |
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608 | 641 | | was ever imposed or whether the sentence was probated and the |
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609 | 642 | | defendant was subsequently discharged from community supervision; |
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610 | 643 | | and |
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611 | 644 | | (2) a conviction under the laws of another state for an |
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612 | 645 | | offense containing elements that are substantially similar to the |
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613 | 646 | | elements of an offense listed in those subsections is a conviction |
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614 | 647 | | of the offense listed. |
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620 | 653 | | amended to read as follows: |
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621 | 654 | | (a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent to |
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622 | 655 | | assault, harass, or alarm, the person: |
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623 | 656 | | (1) while imprisoned or confined in a correctional or |
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624 | 657 | | detention facility, causes another person to contact the blood, |
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625 | 658 | | seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, saliva, urine, or feces of the actor, |
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626 | 659 | | any other person, or an animal; [or] |
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627 | 660 | | (2) while committed to a civil commitment facility, |
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628 | 661 | | causes: |
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629 | 662 | | (A) an officer or employee of the Texas Civil |
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630 | 663 | | Commitment Office to contact the blood, seminal fluid, vaginal |
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631 | 664 | | fluid, saliva, urine, or feces of the actor, any other person, or an |
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632 | 665 | | animal: |
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633 | 666 | | (i) while the officer or employee is |
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634 | 667 | | lawfully discharging an official duty at a civil commitment |
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635 | 668 | | facility; or |
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636 | 669 | | (ii) in retaliation for or on account of an |
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637 | 670 | | exercise of official power or performance of an official duty by the |
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638 | 671 | | officer or employee; or |
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639 | 672 | | (B) a person who contracts with the state to |
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640 | 673 | | perform a service in the facility or an employee of that person to |
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641 | 674 | | contact the blood, seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, saliva, urine, or |
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642 | 675 | | feces of the actor, any other person, or an animal: |
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643 | 676 | | (i) while the person or employee is engaged |
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644 | 677 | | in performing a service within the scope of the contract, if the |
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645 | 678 | | actor knows the person or employee is authorized by the state to |
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646 | 679 | | provide the service; or |
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647 | 680 | | (ii) in retaliation for or on account of the |
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648 | 681 | | person's or employee's performance of a service within the scope of |
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649 | 682 | | the contract; or |
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650 | 683 | | (3) causes another person the actor knows to be a |
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651 | 684 | | public servant to contact the blood, seminal fluid, vaginal fluid, |
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652 | 685 | | saliva, urine, or feces of the actor, any other person, or an animal |
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653 | 686 | | while the public servant is lawfully discharging an official duty |
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654 | 687 | | or in retaliation or on account of an exercise of the public |
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655 | 688 | | servant's official power or performance of an official duty. |
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656 | 689 | | (e) For purposes of Subsection (a)(3) [(a)(2)], the actor is |
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657 | 690 | | presumed to have known the person was a public servant if the person |
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658 | 691 | | was wearing a distinctive uniform or badge indicating the person's |
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659 | 692 | | employment as a public servant. |
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674 | 707 | | (3) a cellular telephone or other wireless |
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675 | 708 | | communications device or a component of one of those devices to a |
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676 | 709 | | person in the custody of a correctional facility; |
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677 | 710 | | (4) money to a person confined in a correctional |
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678 | 711 | | facility; or |
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679 | 712 | | (5) a cigarette or tobacco product to a person |
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680 | 713 | | confined in a correctional facility, except that if the facility is |
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681 | 714 | | a local jail regulated by the Commission on Jail Standards, the |
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682 | 715 | | person commits an offense only if providing the cigarette or |
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683 | 716 | | tobacco product violates a rule or regulation adopted by the |
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684 | 717 | | sheriff or jail administrator that: |
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685 | 718 | | (A) prohibits the possession of a cigarette or |
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686 | 719 | | tobacco product by a person confined in the jail; or |
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687 | 720 | | (B) places restrictions on: |
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688 | 721 | | (i) the possession of a cigarette or |
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689 | 722 | | tobacco product by a person confined in the jail; or |
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690 | 723 | | (ii) the manner in which a cigarette or |
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691 | 724 | | tobacco product may be provided to a person confined in the jail. |
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692 | 725 | | (b) A person commits an offense if the person takes an |
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693 | 726 | | alcoholic beverage, controlled substance, or dangerous drug into a |
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694 | 727 | | correctional facility or civil commitment facility. |
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695 | 728 | | (c) A person commits an offense if the person takes a |
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696 | 729 | | controlled substance or dangerous drug on property owned, used, or |
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697 | 730 | | controlled by a correctional facility or civil commitment facility. |
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698 | 731 | | (d) A person commits an offense if the person: |
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699 | 732 | | (1) possesses a controlled substance or dangerous drug |
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700 | 733 | | while in a correctional facility or civil commitment facility or on |
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701 | 734 | | property owned, used, or controlled by a correctional facility or |
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702 | 735 | | civil commitment facility; or |
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703 | 736 | | (2) possesses a deadly weapon while in a correctional |
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729 | 761 | | read as follows: |
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730 | 762 | | (b) A license holder commits an offense if the license |
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731 | 763 | | holder intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries a handgun |
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732 | 764 | | under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, |
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733 | 765 | | regardless of whether the handgun is concealed or carried in a |
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734 | 766 | | shoulder or belt holster, on or about the license holder's person: |
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735 | 767 | | (1) on the premises of a business that has a permit or |
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736 | 768 | | license issued under Chapter 25, 28, 32, 69, or 74, Alcoholic |
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737 | 769 | | Beverage Code, if the business derives 51 percent or more of its |
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738 | 770 | | income from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages for |
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739 | 771 | | on-premises consumption, as determined by the Texas Alcoholic |
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740 | 772 | | Beverage Commission under Section 104.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code; |
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741 | 773 | | (2) on the premises where a high school, collegiate, |
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742 | 774 | | or professional sporting event or interscholastic event is taking |
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743 | 775 | | place, unless the license holder is a participant in the event and a |
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744 | 776 | | handgun is used in the event; |
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745 | 777 | | (3) on the premises of a correctional facility; |
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746 | 778 | | (4) on the premises of a hospital licensed under |
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747 | 779 | | Chapter 241, Health and Safety Code, or on the premises of a nursing |
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748 | 780 | | facility licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, unless |
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749 | 781 | | the license holder has written authorization of the hospital or |
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750 | 782 | | nursing facility administration, as appropriate; |
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751 | 783 | | (5) in an amusement park; [or] |
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752 | 784 | | (6) on the premises of a church, synagogue, or other |
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753 | 785 | | established place of religious worship; or |
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754 | 786 | | (7) on the premises of a civil commitment facility. |
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756 | 788 | | as follows: |
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757 | 789 | | (a) This section applies only to: |
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758 | 790 | | (1) a current or former peace officer as defined by |
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759 | 791 | | Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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760 | 792 | | (2) a county jailer as defined by Section 1701.001, |
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761 | 793 | | Occupations Code; |
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762 | 794 | | (3) an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal |
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763 | 795 | | Justice; |
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764 | 796 | | (4) a commissioned security officer as defined by |
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765 | 797 | | Section 1702.002, Occupations Code; |
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766 | 798 | | (5) a victim of family violence as defined by Section |
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767 | 799 | | 71.004, Family Code, if as a result of the act of family violence |
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768 | 800 | | against the victim, the actor is convicted of a felony or a Class A |
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769 | 801 | | misdemeanor; |
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770 | 802 | | (6) a federal judge, a state judge, or the spouse of a |
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771 | 803 | | federal judge or state judge; |
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772 | 804 | | (7) a current or former employee of a district |
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773 | 805 | | attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal |
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774 | 806 | | attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child |
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775 | 807 | | protective services matters; |
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776 | 808 | | (8) an officer or employee of a community supervision |
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777 | 809 | | and corrections department established under Chapter 76, |
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778 | 810 | | Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b) |
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779 | 811 | | of that code; |
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780 | 812 | | (9) a criminal investigator of the United States as |
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781 | 813 | | described by Article 2.122(a), Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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782 | 814 | | (10) a police officer or inspector of the United |
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783 | 815 | | States Federal Protective Service; |
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784 | 816 | | (11) a current or former United States attorney or |
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785 | 817 | | assistant United States attorney and the spouse and child of the |
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786 | 818 | | attorney; |
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787 | 819 | | (12) a current or former employee of the office of the |
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788 | 820 | | attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office |
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789 | 821 | | the duties of which involve law enforcement; |
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790 | 822 | | (13) a medical examiner or person who performs |
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791 | 823 | | forensic analysis or testing who is employed by this state or one or |
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792 | 824 | | more political subdivisions of this state; |
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793 | 825 | | (14) a current or former member of the United States |
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794 | 826 | | armed forces who has served in an area that the president of the |
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795 | 827 | | United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26 |
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796 | 828 | | U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United |
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797 | 829 | | States are or have engaged in combat; |
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798 | 830 | | (15) a current or former employee of the Texas |
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799 | 831 | | Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of |
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800 | 832 | | the department; |
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801 | 833 | | (16) a current or former juvenile probation or |
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802 | 834 | | supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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803 | 835 | | Department, or the predecessors in function of the department, |
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804 | 836 | | under Title 12, Human Resources Code; [and] |
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805 | 837 | | (17) a current or former employee of a juvenile |
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806 | 838 | | justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section |
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807 | 839 | | 261.405, Family Code; and |
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808 | 840 | | (18) a current or former employee of the Texas Civil |
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809 | 841 | | Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or |
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810 | 842 | | a division of the office. |
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821 | | - | SECTION 35. Section 521.103(b), Transportation Code, is |
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822 | | - | amended to read as follows: |
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823 | | - | (b) A personal identification certificate issued under this |
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824 | | - | section, including a renewal, duplicate, or corrected certificate, |
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825 | | - | expires on the first birthday of the certificate holder occurring |
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826 | | - | after the date of application, except that: |
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827 | | - | (1) the initial certificate issued under this section |
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828 | | - | expires on the second birthday of the certificate holder occurring |
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829 | | - | after the date of application, subject to Subdivision (2); and |
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830 | | - | (2) a certificate issued under this section to a |
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831 | | - | person described by Article 62.2021, Code of Criminal Procedure, |
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832 | | - | expires on the sixth anniversary of the date on which the |
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833 | | - | certificate was issued. |
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834 | | - | SECTION 36. Section 521.272(c), Transportation Code, is |
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| 853 | + | SECTION 37. Section 521.103, Transportation Code, is |
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| 854 | + | amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (b-1) and |
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| 855 | + | (b-2) to read as follows: |
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| 856 | + | (b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a [A] |
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| 857 | + | personal identification certificate issued under this section, |
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| 858 | + | including a renewal, duplicate, or corrected certificate, expires |
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| 859 | + | on the first birthday of the certificate holder occurring after the |
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| 860 | + | date of application. |
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| 861 | + | (b-1) The [, except that the] initial personal |
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| 862 | + | identification certificate issued under this section expires on the |
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| 863 | + | second birthday of the certificate holder occurring after the date |
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| 864 | + | of application. |
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| 865 | + | (b-2) A personal identification certificate issued under |
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| 866 | + | this section to a person described by Article 62.2021, Code of |
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| 867 | + | Criminal Procedure, expires on the seventh birthday of the |
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| 868 | + | certificate holder occurring after the date of application. |
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| 869 | + | SECTION 38. Section 521.272(c), Transportation Code, is |
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