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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to excepting the birth date of a governmental official or |
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employee and certain other information that could be used for the |
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purpose of identity theft from required disclosure under the public |
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information law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 552.148 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 552.148. EXCEPTION: BIRTH DATE AND OTHER IDENTIFYING |
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INFORMATION OF GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE. (a) This |
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section does not apply to information described by Section |
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552.117(a). |
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(b) The birth date of a current or former official or |
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employee of a governmental body and any other information about |
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such a person that in reasonable probability could be used for the |
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purpose of identity theft is excepted from the requirements of |
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Section 552.021. |
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(c) A governmental body may redact the birth date of a |
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current or former official or employee of the governmental body |
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from any information the governmental body discloses under Section |
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552.021 without the necessity of requesting a decision from the |
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attorney general under Subchapter G. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |