H.B. No. 983
AN ACT
relating to the authority of an ad valorem tax appraisal district to
obtain certain criminal history record information relating to an
applicant for employment.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 411.1296 to read as follows:
Sec. 411.1296. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
INFORMATION: EMPLOYMENT BY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. (a) Except as
provided by Subsection (b), an appraisal district established by
Section 6.01, Tax Code, is entitled to obtain from the department
criminal history record information maintained by the department
that relates to a person who is an applicant for employment by the
appraisal district.
(b) An appraisal district is not entitled to obtain under
this section any information about a person if the appraisal
district is entitled to obtain under another section of this
subchapter any criminal history record information about the
person.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 983 was passed by the House on April
25, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 983 was passed by the Senate on May
28, 2003, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor