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Senate Bill 1471 |
Senate Author: Bettencourt |
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Effective: 6-18-23 |
House Sponsor: Noble et al. |
Senate Bill 1471 amends the Education Code and Government Code to provide for a qualified private school to obtain state criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety (DPS) that relates to an employee or an applicant for employment, subject to a DPS determination. Among other provisions, the bill requires for such information to be destroyed by the school after the information is used for the authorized purpose. The bill also authorizes a qualified private school to obtain criminal history record information from the FBI and prohibits such information from being released or disclosed except on court order.
Senate Bill 1471 authorizes the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to obtain from any law enforcement or criminal justice agency all criminal history record information and all records contained in any closed criminal investigation file that relate to a specific applicant for employment or current or former employee of a qualified private school. The bill authorizes a qualified private school to require an applicant for employment or current employee to submit to a national criminal history record information review and to take certain actions related to obtaining and reporting that information to DPS. The bill further sets out requirements for a qualified private school with respect to submitting criminal history record information to DPS and TEA.