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Senate Bill 2163 |
Senate Author: Ellis |
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Effective: 5-19-09 |
House Sponsor: Rios Ybarra |
Senate Bill 2163 amends the Government Code to entitle the Texas Veterans Commission to obtain from the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Criminal Justice Information Services Division, or another law enforcement agency criminal history record information about an employee or an applicant for employment with the commission; a consultant, intern, or volunteer for the commission or an applicant to serve as a consultant, intern, or volunteer; a person contracting or proposing a contract to perform services for or supply goods to the commission; or an employee or subcontractor, or an applicant to be an employee or subcontractor, of a contractor that provides services to the commission. The failure or refusal to provide on request a complete set of fingerprints, a true and complete name, or other information necessary for a law enforcement entity to provide a criminal history record constitutes good cause for dismissal or refusal to hire. The bill sets forth provisions on the authorized release and disclosure of the information and the required destruction of the information after its use.