BILL ANALYSIS S.B. 118 By: Harris, Chris (Brimer) 05-09-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Currently, municipalities do not have access to the Texas Department of Public Safety's database on criminal records while screening applicants for employment with that municipality. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 118 entitles a municipality to criminal history record information for applicants for employment. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 411F, Government Code, by adding Section 411.128, as follows: Sec. 411.128. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: EMPLOYMENT BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) Authorizes a municipality to obtain criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety that relates to a person who is an applicant for employment by the municipality. (b) Prohibits a municipality from obtaining under this section any information about a person if the municipality is entitled to obtain under another section of this subchapter any criminal history record information about the person. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION SB 118 was considered by the full committee in a formal meeting on May 8, 1995. The bill was reported favorably without amendment with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to Local and Consent Calendars by the record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, and 0 absent.