SRC-EPT, MSY C.S.S.B. 1388 78(R)BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 1388
By: Armbrister
State Affairs
5/3/2003
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Current Texas law allows certain law enforcement officials to make
application to remove certain personal information from the public record.
C.S.S.B. 1388 makes public documents filed with a county clerk and all
documents filed with a district clerk exempt from such requests.   
The bill provides that certain information of current or former employees
of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is excepted from the
requirements of Section 552.021. 


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 552.117, Government Code, as follows:  (a)
Provides that information is excepted from the requirements of Section
552.021 if it is information that relates to the home address, home
telephone number, or social security number of certain persons including a
current or former employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or
of the predecessor in function of the department or any division of the
department, regardless of whether the current or former employee complies
with Section 552.1175, or if it is information that reveals whether the
person has family members. 

(b) Provides that all documents filed with a county clerk and all
documents filed with a district clerk are exempt from this section. 

SECTION 2.  Amends Section 552.1175, Government Code, by amending
Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) as follows:   

 (a)  Makes conforming changes.

 (e)  Makes conforming changes.

SECTION 3.  Provides that the changes in law made by this Act to Sections
552.117 and 552.1175, Government Code, applies to information about former
employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or of the
predecessor in function of the department or any of the department's
divisions without regard to whether the information was created or
acquired on, before, or after the effective date of this Act. 

SECTION 4.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2003.