| 6 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 5 | | relating to access to criminal history record information by an |
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| 8 | 6 | | emergency communication district. |
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| 9 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 9 | | amended by adding Section 411.1297 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 10 | | Sec. 411.1297. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD |
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| 13 | 11 | | INFORMATION: EMPLOYMENT BY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISTRICT. |
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| 14 | 12 | | (a) An emergency communication district created under Chapter |
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| 15 | 13 | | 772, Health and Safety Code, is entitled to obtain from the |
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| 16 | 14 | | department criminal history record information maintained by the |
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| 17 | 15 | | department that relates to a person who is: |
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| 18 | 16 | | (1) an applicant for employment by or an employee of |
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| 19 | 17 | | the district; |
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| 20 | 18 | | (2) an applicant for a volunteer position or a |
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| 21 | 19 | | volunteer with the district; or |
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| 22 | 20 | | (3) an applicant for employment by or an employee of a |
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| 23 | 21 | | person that contracts with the district. |
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| 24 | 22 | | (b) Criminal history record information obtained by an |
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| 25 | 23 | | emergency communication district under Subsection (a) may not be |
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| 26 | 24 | | released or disclosed to any person except: |
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| 27 | 25 | | (1) in a criminal proceeding; |
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| 28 | 26 | | (2) on court order; or |
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| 29 | 27 | | (3) with the consent of the person who is the subject |
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| 30 | 28 | | of the criminal history record information. |
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| 31 | 29 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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| 30 | + | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 31 | + | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 32 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1290 passed the Senate on |
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| 33 | + | April 25, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 34 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 35 | + | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 36 | + | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1290 passed the House on |
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| 37 | + | May 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, two |
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| 38 | + | present not voting. |
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| 39 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 40 | + | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 41 | + | Approved: |
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| 42 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | + | Date |
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| 44 | + | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | + | Governor |
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