By Danburg H.B. No. 137 77R1485 JD-F A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to excepting certain information relating to family 1-3 violence shelter centers and sexual assault programs from 1-4 disclosure under the public information law. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 552.133 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 552.133. EXCEPTION: FAMILY VIOLENCE SHELTER CENTER AND 1-9 SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM INFORMATION. (a) In this section: 1-10 (1) "Family violence shelter center" has the meaning 1-11 assigned by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code. 1-12 (2) "Sexual assault program" has the meaning assigned 1-13 by Section 420.003. 1-14 (b) Information is excepted from the requirements of Section 1-15 552.021 if it is information that relates to: 1-16 (1) the home address, home telephone number, or social 1-17 security number of an employee or a volunteer worker of a family 1-18 violence shelter center or a sexual assault program, regardless of 1-19 whether the employee or worker complies with Section 552.024; 1-20 (2) the location or physical layout of a family 1-21 violence shelter center; 1-22 (3) the name, home address, home telephone number, or 1-23 numeric identifier of a current or former client of a family 1-24 violence shelter center or sexual assault program; 2-1 (4) the provision of services, including counseling 2-2 and sheltering, to a current or former client of a family violence 2-3 shelter center or sexual assault program; 2-4 (5) the name, home address, or home telephone number 2-5 of a private donor to a family violence shelter center or sexual 2-6 assault program; or 2-7 (6) the home address or home telephone number of a 2-8 member of the board of directors or the board of trustees of a 2-9 family violence shelter center or sexual assault program, 2-10 regardless of whether the board member complies with Section 2-11 552.024. 2-12 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-13 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-14 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-15 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-16 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.