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. 1-50 * * * * *