1-1     By:  Nelson, et al.                                     S.B. No. 15
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed November 13, 2000; January 10, 2001,
 1-3     read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human
 1-4     Services; February 19, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable
 1-5     Committee Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0;
 1-6     February 19, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-7     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 15                    By:  Nelson
 1-8                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-9                                   AN ACT
1-10     relating to excepting certain information maintained by family
1-11     violence shelter centers and sexual assault programs from
1-12     disclosure under the public information law.
1-13           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-14           SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is
1-15     amended by adding Section 552.136 to read as follows:
1-16           Sec. 552.136.  EXCEPTION: FAMILY VIOLENCE SHELTER CENTER AND
1-17     SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAM INFORMATION.  (a)  In this section:
1-18                 (1)  "Family violence shelter center" has the meaning
1-19     assigned by Section 51.002, Human Resources Code.
1-20                 (2)  "Sexual assault program" has the meaning assigned
1-21     by Section 420.003.
1-22           (b)  Information maintained by a family violence shelter
1-23     center or sexual assault program is excepted from the requirements
1-24     of Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to:
1-25                 (1)  the home address, home telephone number, or social
1-26     security number of an employee or a volunteer worker of a family
1-27     violence shelter center or a sexual assault program, regardless of
1-28     whether the employee or worker complies with Section 552.024;
1-29                 (2)  the location or physical layout of a family
1-30     violence shelter center;
1-31                 (3)  the name, home address, home telephone number, or
1-32     numeric identifier of a current or former client of a family
1-33     violence shelter center or sexual assault program;
1-34                 (4)  the provision of services, including counseling
1-35     and sheltering, to a current or former client of a family violence
1-36     shelter center or sexual assault program;
1-37                 (5)  the name, home address, or home telephone number
1-38     of a private donor to a family violence shelter center or sexual
1-39     assault program; or
1-40                 (6)  the home address or home telephone number of a
1-41     member of the board of directors or the board of trustees of a
1-42     family violence shelter center or sexual assault program,
1-43     regardless of whether the board member complies with Section
1-44     552.024.
1-45           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-46     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-47     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-48     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-49     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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