86R13646 TSS-D
By: Murphy H.B. No. 3109
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain entities' access to information in criminal
justice information databases.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 66.201, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
Art. 66.201. ACCESS TO DATABASES BY CRIMINAL JUSTICE
AGENCIES AND OTHER ENTITIES. (a) The following entities [Criminal
justice agencies, the Legislative Budget Board, and the council]
are entitled to access the databases of the Department of Public
Safety, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice in accordance with applicable state
or federal law or regulations:
(1) criminal justice agencies;
(2) the Legislative Budget Board;
(3) the council; and
(4) an individual or an agency that has a specific
agreement with a criminal justice agency to provide services
required for the administration of criminal justice under that
agreement, if the agreement:
(A) specifically authorizes access to
information;
(B) limits the use of information to the purposes
for which it is given;
(C) ensures the security and confidentiality of
the information;
(D) provides for sanctions if a requirement
imposed under Paragraph (A), (B), or (C) is violated; and
(E) requires the individual or agency to perform
the applicable services in a manner prescribed by the Department of
Public Safety.
(b) The access granted by this article does not entitle an
entity authorized to access information under Subsection (a) [a
criminal justice agency, the Legislative Budget Board, or the
council] to add, delete, or alter data maintained by another entity
[agency].
SECTION 2. Article 66.203, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
Art. 66.203. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF DATA PROHIBITED. An
entity authorized to access information under Article 66.201(a) [A
criminal justice agency, the council, and the Legislative Budget
Board] may not disclose to the public information in an
individual's criminal history record if the record is protected by
state or federal law or regulation.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.