Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 545	Senate Author:  Seliger
Effective:  9-1-11	House Sponsor:  Driver

            Senate Bill 545 amends the Occupations Code to clarify the deadline by which the head of a law enforcement agency or the head's designee is required to submit an employment termination report to the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education  and provide a copy of the report to the terminated person. The bill revises the procedures for contesting and correcting information in a termination report and authorizes the commission to assess an administrative penalty against an agency head who fails to make a correction to a report under certain circumstances.  The bill expands the confidentiality of law enforcement officer employment record information and expands the employment records that are subject to subpoena in a judicial proceeding.