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House Bill 3324 |
House Author: McClendon et al. |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Watson |
House Bill 3324 amends the Government Code to require the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to create the Texas Fusion Center Policy Council and the bylaws for the council to assist DPS in monitoring fusion center activities in Texas. The bill establishes the composition and duties of the council, prohibits a council member from receiving compensation, and entitles a member to certain reimbursement for travel expenses. The bill requires DPS to adopt rules to govern the operations of fusion centers in Texas, establishes guidelines that the rules must include, and prohibits a fusion center from receiving state grant money for failing or refusing to comply with the rules in a certain manner. The bill requires each fusion center operating in Texas to adopt a privacy policy that meets certain requirements and requires the policy council to annually submit to the governor and to each house of the legislature a report that contains certain information regarding the progress made by the council and by fusion centers and a summary of fusion center audits or reviews.