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House Bill 729 |
House Author: Price |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Deuell |
House Bill 729 amends the Government Code and Health and Safety Code to expand the list of persons about whom certain health facilities or a private agency acting on behalf of such a health facility are entitled to obtain from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) criminal history record information maintained by DPS to include a volunteer with the facility; an applicant for employment with or an employee of a person or business that contracts with the facility; a student enrolled in an educational program or course of study who is at the facility for educational purposes; and an employee of or applicant for employment at a home and community support services agency, regardless of the nature of the employment duties. The bill adds these health facilities to the noncriminal justice entities to which a criminal justice agency may disclose criminal history record information that is the subject of an order of nondisclosure. The bill expands the list of persons about whom a public or nonprofit hospital or a hospital district is entitled to obtain criminal history record information from DPS to include a student enrolled in an educational program or course of study who is at the hospital or a hospital owned or operated by the district for educational purposes.