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1		-	S.B. No. 922
	1	+	By: Seliger, et al. S.B. No. 922
	2	+	(Patterson)
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	5	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	6		AN ACT
5	7		relating to contracts for fingerprinting services entered into by
6	8		the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
7	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
8	10		SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
9	11		amended by adding Section 411.0865 to read as follows:
10	12		Sec. 411.0865. CONTRACTS FOR FINGERPRINTING SERVICES. (a)
11	13		If the department enters into a contract with a vendor to provide
12	14		fingerprinting services throughout this state for use in accessing
13	15		criminal history record information, including a contract entered
14	16		into under Section 2157.068, the department shall:
15	17		(1) include in the contract a provision that:
16	18		(A) requires notice to the public of a permanent
17	19		closure of a location accessible to the public that provides
18	20		fingerprinting services at least 45 days before the date on which
19	21		the location closes;
20	22		(B) requires a mobile unit to provide
21	23		fingerprinting services in or as near as practicable to the area of
22	24		a location accessible to the public that permanently closes until a
23	25		replacement location is opened in that area at full capacity if the
24	26		closure would cause the vendor to not meet contractual coverage
25	27		requirements; and
26	28		(C) allows the department to contract with a
27	29		second vendor to provide fingerprinting services or to provide
28	30		fingerprinting services by other means if the department determines
29	31		that the original vendor has not fulfilled the contract in a
30	32		reasonable manner; and
31	33		(2) annually review and prepare a report on the
32	34		services provided by the vendor under the contract that includes a
33	35		determination on the vendor's ability to adequately address the
34	36		need for fingerprinting services throughout this state based on:
35	37		(A) the availability of fingerprinting
36	38		appointments throughout this state, including any wait times for
37	39		appointments at locations; and
38	40		(B) a study of the miles required to travel
39	41		throughout this state in order to receive fingerprinting services
40	42		and whether there are short-term or chronic gaps in coverage in
41	43		certain areas of this state.
42	44		(b) The department shall provide the report prepared under
43	45		Subsection (a)(2) to the governor and members of the legislature.
44	46		SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
45	47		to a contract for which the Department of Public Safety of the State
46	48		of Texas first advertises or otherwise solicits bids, proposals,
47	49		offers, or qualifications or makes a similar solicitation on or
48	50		after the effective date of this Act. A contract for which the
49	51		Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas first advertises
50	52		or otherwise solicits bids, proposals, offers, or qualifications or
51	53		makes a similar solicitation before the effective date of this Act
52	54		is governed by the law in effect on the date the advertisement or
53	55		solicitation is made, and that law is continued in effect for that
54	56		purpose.
55	57		SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
56		-	______________________________ ______________________________
57		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
58		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 922 passed the Senate on
59		-	April 21, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.
60		-	______________________________
61		-	Secretary of the Senate
62		-	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 922 passed the House on
63		-	May 18, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, two
64		-	present not voting.
65		-	______________________________
66		-	Chief Clerk of the House
67		-	Approved:
68		-	______________________________
69		-	Date
70		-	______________________________
71		-	Governor