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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain identification |
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information of a child in a suit affecting the parent-child |
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relationship. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 108, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 108.111 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 108.111. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CHILD'S IDENTIFICATION |
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INFORMATION. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this |
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title, information specifically identifying a child in a suit |
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affecting the parent-child relationship, including the child's |
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social security number, driver's license number, or number of a |
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personal identification card issued by the Department of Public |
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Safety, contained in an order, petition, motion, report, or other |
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document required in this title, is confidential and does not |
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constitute public information for purposes of Chapter 552, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) A court, the Title IV-D agency, or any other person that |
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maintains a document described by Subsection (a) containing |
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information that is confidential under this section shall ensure |
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that the information is excluded from disclosure. |
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(c) This section does not apply to the disclosure of |
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information between the parties in a suit or to a disclosure to a |
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court, the Title IV-D agency, or another person entitled under this |
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title to receive the information as long as the disclosure is |
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otherwise permitted by law. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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information contained in an order, petition, motion, report, or |
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other document required under Title 5, Family Code, regardless of |
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the date the document was created. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |