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House Bill 694 |
House Author: Phillips |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Whitmire |
House Bill 694 amends the Family Code to authorize the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to allow state or U.S. military personnel, including a recruiter, to access information in the juvenile justice information system relating to the case of an applicant for enlistment in the military, with the applicant's written permission. The bill authorizes the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a juvenile probation department, a clerk of the court, a prosecutor's office, or a law enforcement agency that maintains records relating to a juvenile case to allow such military personnel to access juvenile records in the same manner authorized for records to which access has not been restricted.
House Bill 694 amends the Government Code to entitle a branch of the U.S. military, including a recruiter for the branch, to obtain from DPS criminal history record information maintained by DPS that relates to an applicant for enlistment in the U.S. military if the branch submits a statement from the applicant authorizing the branch to obtain the information. The bill prohibits the release of the information to any person or agency except on court order or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information. The bill requires a branch of the U.S. military to destroy the information after the purpose for which the information was obtained is accomplished.