Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1		By: King S.B. No. 1569
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	2	+	(In the Senate - Filed February 24, 2025; March 6, 2025,
	3	+	read first time and referred to Committee on Business & Commerce;
	4	+	March 26, 2025, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 11,
	5	+	Nays 0; March 26, 2025, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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6	9		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
7	10		AN ACT
8	11		relating to the availability of certain personal information of a
9	12		member of the governing board of an institution of higher
10	13		education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the
11	14		chief executive officer of a university system.
12	15		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	16		SECTION 1. Section 552.117(a), Government Code, is amended
14	17		to read as follows:
15	18		(a) Information is excepted from the requirements of
16	19		Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home
17	20		address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or
18	21		social security number of the following person or that reveals
19	22		whether the person has family members:
20	23		(1) a current or former official or employee of a
21	24		governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024;
22	25		(2) a current or honorably retired peace officer as
23	26		defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a current
24	27		or honorably retired security officer commissioned under Section
25	28		51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer complies
26	29		with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
27	30		(3) a current or former employee of the Texas
28	31		Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of
29	32		the department or any division of the department, regardless of
30	33		whether the current or former employee complies with Section
31	34		552.1175;
32	35		(4) a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001, Code
33	36		of Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement
34	37		officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections
35	38		officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this
36	39		state who was killed in the line of duty, regardless of whether the
37	40		deceased complied with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
38	41		(5) a commissioned security officer as defined by
39	42		Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the
40	43		officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
41	44		(6) an officer or employee of a community supervision
42	45		and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who
43	46		performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b), regardless of
44	47		whether the officer or employee complies with Section 552.024 or
45	48		552.1175;
46	49		(7) a current or former employee of the office of the
47	50		attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office
48	51		the duties of which involve law enforcement or are performed under
49	52		Chapter 231, Family Code, regardless of whether the current or
50	53		former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
51	54		(8) a current or former employee of the Texas Juvenile
52	55		Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of the
53	56		department, regardless of whether the current or former employee
54	57		complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
55	58		(9) a current or former juvenile probation or
56	59		supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
57	60		Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
58	61		under Title 12, Human Resources Code, regardless of whether the
59	62		current or former officer complies with Section 552.024 or
60	63		552.1175;
61	64		(10) a current or former employee of a juvenile
62	65		justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
63	66		261.405, Family Code, regardless of whether the current or former
64	67		employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
65	68		(11) a current or former member of the United States
66	69		Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, an auxiliary
67	70		service of one of those branches of the armed forces, or the Texas
68	71		military forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001;
69	72		(12) a current or former district attorney, criminal
70	73		district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
71	74		jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
72	75		matters, regardless of whether the current or former attorney
73	76		complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
74	77		(13) a current or former employee of a district
75	78		attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
76	79		attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
77	80		protective services matters, regardless of whether the current or
78	81		former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
79	82		(14) a current or former employee of the Texas Civil
80	83		Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or
81	84		a division of the office, regardless of whether the current or
82	85		former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
83	86		(15) a current or former federal judge or state judge,
84	87		as those terms are defined by Section 1.005, Election Code, a
85	88		federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals
86	89		Service, a United States attorney, or a family member of a current
87	90		or former federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a
88	91		marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States
89	92		attorney, or a state judge;
90	93		(16) a current or former child protective services
91	94		caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator
92	95		for the Department of Family and Protective Services, regardless of
93	96		whether the caseworker or investigator complies with Section
94	97		552.024 or 552.1175, or a current or former employee of a department
95	98		contractor performing child protective services caseworker, adult
96	99		protective services caseworker, or investigator functions for the
97	100		contractor on behalf of the department;
98	101		(17) an elected public officer, regardless of whether
99	102		the officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;
100	103		(18) a current or former United States attorney,
101	104		assistant United States attorney, federal public defender, deputy
102	105		federal public defender, or assistant federal public defender and
103	106		the spouse or child of the current or former attorney or public
104	107		defender, regardless of whether the person complies with Section
105	108		552.024 or 552.1175; [or]
106	109		(19) a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or
107	110		emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,
108	111		Health and Safety Code, regardless of whether the firefighter or
109	112		volunteer firefighter or emergency medical services personnel
110	113		comply with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;
111	114		(20) a member of the governing board of an institution
112	115		of higher education or a private or independent institution of
113	116		higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003,
114	117		Education Code;
115	118		(21) the chancellor or other chief executive officer
116	119		of a university system, as defined by Section 61.003, Education
117	120		Code; or
118	121		(22) the president or other chief executive officer of
119	122		an institution of higher education or a private or independent
120	123		institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by
121	124		Section 61.003, Education Code.
122	125		SECTION 2. Section 552.1175(a), Government Code, is amended
123	126		to read as follows:
124	127		(a) This section applies only to:
125	128		(1) current or honorably retired peace officers as
126	129		defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or special
127	130		investigators as described by Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal
128	131		Procedure;
129	132		(2) current or honorably retired county jailers as
130	133		defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code;
131	134		(3) current or former employees of the Texas
132	135		Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of
133	136		the department or any division of the department;
134	137		(4) commissioned security officers as defined by
135	138		Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
136	139		(5) a current or former district attorney, criminal
137	140		district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
138	141		jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
139	142		matters;
140	143		(5-a) a current or former employee of a district
141	144		attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
142	145		attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
143	146		protective services matters;
144	147		(6) officers and employees of a community supervision
145	148		and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who perform
146	149		a duty described by Section 76.004(b);
147	150		(7) criminal investigators of the United States as
148	151		described by Article 2A.002(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
149	152		(8) current or honorably retired police officers and
150	153		inspectors of the United States Federal Protective Service;
151	154		(9) current and former employees of the office of the
152	155		attorney general who are or were assigned to a division of that
153	156		office the duties of which involve law enforcement or are performed
154	157		under Chapter 231, Family Code;
155	158		(10) current or former juvenile probation and
156	159		detention officers certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
157	160		Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
158	161		under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
159	162		(11) current or former employees of a juvenile justice
160	163		program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section 261.405,
161	164		Family Code;
162	165		(12) current or former employees of the Texas Juvenile
163	166		Justice Department or the predecessors in function of the
164	167		department;
165	168		(13) federal judges and state judges as defined by
166	169		Section 1.005, Election Code;
167	170		(14) current or former employees of the Texas Civil
168	171		Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or
169	172		a division of the office;
170	173		(15) a current or former member of the United States
171	174		Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, an auxiliary
172	175		service of one of those branches of the armed forces, or the Texas
173	176		military forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001;
174	177		(16) a current or former child protective services
175	178		caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator
176	179		for the Department of Family and Protective Services or a current or
177	180		former employee of a department contractor performing child
178	181		protective services caseworker, adult protective services
179	182		caseworker, or investigator functions for the contractor on behalf
180	183		of the department;
181	184		(17) an elected public officer;
182	185		(18) a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or
183	186		emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,
184	187		Health and Safety Code; [and]
185	188		(19) a current or former United States attorney,
186	189		assistant United States attorney, federal public defender, deputy
187	190		federal public defender, or assistant federal public defender;
188	191		(20) a member of the governing board of an institution
189	192		of higher education or a private or independent institution of
190	193		higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003,
191	194		Education Code;
192	195		(21) the chancellor or other chief executive officer
193	196		of a university system, as defined by Section 61.003, Education
194	197		Code; and
195	198		(22) the president or other chief executive officer of
196	199		an institution of higher education or a private or independent
197	200		institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by
198	201		Section 61.003, Education Code.
199	202		SECTION 3. Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, as amended by
200	203		Chapters 76 (S.B. 617), 152 (S.B. 870), 430 (H.B. 1911), 765 (H.B.
201	204		4504), and 937 (S.B. 1525), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular
202	205		Session, 2023, is reenacted and amended to read as follows:
203	206		(a) This section applies only to:
204	207		(1) a current or former peace officer as defined by
205	208		Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the spouse or
206	209		surviving spouse of the peace officer;
207	210		(2) the adult child of a current peace officer as
208	211		defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure;
209	212		(3) a current or honorably retired county jailer as
210	213		defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code;
211	214		(4) an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal
212	215		Justice;
213	216		(5) a commissioned security officer as defined by
214	217		Section 1702.002, Occupations Code;
215	218		(6) an individual who shows that the individual, the
216	219		individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
217	220		is a victim of family violence as defined by Section 71.004, Family
218	221		Code, by providing:
219	222		(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
220	223		Chapter 85, Family Code, or a magistrate's order for emergency
221	224		protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
222	225		or
223	226		(B) other independent documentary evidence
224	227		necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
225	228		another person in the individual's household is a victim of family
226	229		violence;
227	230		(7) an individual who shows that the individual, the
228	231		individual's child, or another person in the individual's household
229	232		is a victim of sexual assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of
230	233		persons by providing:
231	234		(A) a copy of a protective order issued under
232	235		Subchapter A or B, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a
233	236		magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article
234	237		17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure; or
235	238		(B) other independent documentary evidence
236	239		necessary to show that the individual, the individual's child, or
237	240		another person in the individual's household is a victim of sexual
238	241		assault or abuse, stalking, or trafficking of persons;
239	242		(8) a participant in the address confidentiality
240	243		program administered by the attorney general under Subchapter B,
241	244		Chapter 58, Code of Criminal Procedure, who provides proof of
242	245		certification under Article 58.059, Code of Criminal Procedure;
243	246		(9) a federal judge, a federal bankruptcy judge, a
244	247		marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a state judge, or a
245	248		family member of a federal judge, a federal bankruptcy judge, a
246	249		marshal of the United States Marshals Service, or a state judge;
247	250		(10) a current or former district attorney, criminal
248	251		district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose
249	252		jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services
250	253		matters;
251	254		(11) a current or former employee of a district
252	255		attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal
253	256		attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child
254	257		protective services matters;
255	258		(12) an officer or employee of a community supervision
256	259		and corrections department established under Chapter 76,
257	260		Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b)
258	261		of that code;
259	262		(13) a criminal investigator of the United States as
260	263		described by Article 2A.002(a), Code of Criminal Procedure;
261	264		(14) a current or honorably retired police officer or
262	265		inspector of the United States Federal Protective Service;
263	266		(15) a current or former United States attorney,
264	267		assistant United States attorney, federal public defender, deputy
265	268		federal public defender, or assistant federal public defender and
266	269		the spouse and child of the attorney or public defender;
267	270		(16) a current or former employee of the office of the
268	271		attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office
269	272		the duties of which involve law enforcement or are performed under
270	273		Chapter 231, Family Code;
271	274		(17) a medical examiner or person who performs
272	275		forensic analysis or testing who is employed by this state or one or
273	276		more political subdivisions of this state;
274	277		(18) a current or former member of the United States
275	278		armed forces who has served in an area that the president of the
276	279		United States by executive order designates for purposes of 26
277	280		U.S.C. Section 112 as an area in which armed forces of the United
278	281		States are or have engaged in combat;
279	282		(19) a current or former employee of the Texas
280	283		Juvenile Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of
281	284		the department;
282	285		(20) a current or former juvenile probation or
283	286		supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice
284	287		Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,
285	288		under Title 12, Human Resources Code;
286	289		(21) a current or former employee of a juvenile
287	290		justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section
288	291		261.405, Family Code;
289	292		(22) a current or former employee of the Texas Civil
290	293		Commitment Office or the predecessor in function of the office or a
291	294		division of the office;
292	295		(23) a current or former employee of a federal judge or
293	296		state judge;
294	297		(24) a current or former child protective services
295	298		caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator
296	299		for the Department of Family and Protective Services or a current or
297	300		former employee of a department contractor performing child
298	301		protective services caseworker, adult protective services
299	302		caseworker, or investigator functions for the contractor on behalf
300	303		of the department;
301	304		(25) an elected public officer;
302	305		(26) a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or
303	306		emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,
304	307		Health and Safety Code;
305	308		(27) a customs and border protection officer or border
306	309		patrol agent of United States Customs and Border Protection or the
307	310		spouse, surviving spouse, or adult child of a customs and border
308	311		protection officer or border patrol agent;
309	312		(28) [(27) a current or former attorney for the
310	313		Department of Family and Protective Services
311	314		[(27)] a current or former employee or contract staff
312	315		member of a university health care provider at a corrections
313	316		facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or
314	317		the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; [and]
315	318		(29) [(28)] a current or former attorney for the
316	319		Department of Family and Protective Services;
317	320		(30) a member of the governing board of an institution
318	321		of higher education or a private or independent institution of
319	322		higher education, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003,
320	323		Education Code;
321	324		(31) the chancellor or other chief executive officer
322	325		of a university system, as defined by Section 61.003, Education
323	326		Code; and
324	327		(32) the president or other chief executive officer of
325	328		an institution of higher education or a private or independent
326	329		institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by
327	330		Section 61.003, Education Code.
328	331		SECTION 4. To the extent of any conflict, this Act prevails
329	332		over another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025,
330	333		relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted
331	334		codes.
332	335		SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
333	336		a request for information that is received by a governmental body or
334	337		an officer on or after the effective date of this Act.
335	338		SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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