89R8884 CJD-F
By: Perry S.B. No. 2772
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the dissemination of juvenile justice information by
the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 58.009(c) and (f-1), Family Code, are
amended to read as follows:
(c) The Texas Juvenile Justice Department may grant access
to juvenile justice information[:
[(1)] for research and statistical purposes or for any
other purpose approved by the department to:
(1) [(A)] criminal justice agencies as defined by
Section 411.082, Government Code;
(2) [(B)] the Texas Education Agency, as authorized
under Section 37.084, Education Code;
(3) [(C)] any agency under the authority of the Health
and Human Services Commission; [or]
(4) [(D)] the Department of Family and Protective
Services; or
(5) a public or private university
[(2) for a purpose beneficial to and approved by the
department to an individual or entity that:
[(A) is working on a research or statistical
project that meets the requirements of and is approved by the
department; and
[(B) has a specific agreement with the department
that:
[(i) specifically authorizes access to
identifiable juvenile justice information;
[(ii) limits the use of the information to
the purposes for which the information is given;
[(iii) ensures the security and
confidentiality of the information; and
[(iv) provides for sanctions if a
requirement imposed under Subparagraph (i), (ii), or (iii) is
violated].
(f-1) In accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code, the
Texas Juvenile Justice Department may grant access to juvenile
justice information that is not identifiable information for
research or statistical purposes or for any other purpose approved
by the department to:
(1) criminal justice agencies as defined by Section
411.082, Government Code;
(2) the Texas Education Agency, as authorized under
Section 37.084, Education Code;
(3) any agency under the authority of the Health and
Human Services Commission;
(4) the Department of Family and Protective Services;
or
(5) a public or private university[; or
[(6) an individual or entity working on a research or
statistical project].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.