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79R3628 KEG-F

By:  Flores                                                       H.B. No. 2725



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the maintenance of a registry of certain voluntarily 
provided information by the Texas Infrastructure Protection 
Communications Center.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 421, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Section 421.083 to read as follows:
	Sec. 421.083.  REGISTRY OF VOLUNTARILY PROVIDED PRIVATE 
SECURITY DEPARTMENT INFORMATION.  (a)  In this section, "security 
department of a private business" means a security department that 
acts as the security department of a private business in accordance 
with Section 1702.182, Occupations Code.
	(b)  The center shall receive information about a private 
business that is voluntarily provided to the center by the head of 
the security department of the private business.
	(c)  The center shall develop and maintain a registry of 
information about private businesses received under Subsection (b) 
that may assist the center with its functions under this 
subchapter, including:
		(1)  the name of a private business;                                   
		(2)  the address of a private business;                                
		(3)  the name of the head of the security department of 
a private business; and
		(4)  any telephone, fax, and pager numbers voluntarily 
provided as contact information for the head of a security 
department.
	(d)  Information received and maintained by the center under 
this section is excepted from required disclosure under the public 
information law, Chapter 552.
	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, 2005.