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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 records maintained by |
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the Department of Public Safety regarding persons licensed to carry |
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a concealed handgun. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.192, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.192. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. (a) The |
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department shall disclose to a criminal justice agency information |
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contained in its files and records regarding whether a named |
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individual or any individual named in a specified list is licensed |
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under this subchapter. [The department shall, on written request
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and payment of a reasonable fee to cover costs of copying, disclose
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to any other individual whether a named individual or any
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individual whose full name is listed on a specified written list is
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licensed under this subchapter.] Information on an individual |
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subject to disclosure under this section includes the individual's |
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name, date of birth, gender, race, and zip code. Except as |
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otherwise provided by this section and by Section 411.193, all |
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other records maintained under this subchapter are confidential and |
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are not subject to mandatory disclosure under the open records law, |
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Chapter 552. |
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(b) An [, except that the] applicant or license holder may |
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be furnished a copy of disclosable records regarding the applicant |
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or license holder on request and the payment of a reasonable fee. |
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(c) The department shall notify a license holder of any |
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request that is made for information relating to the license holder |
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under this section and provide the name of the [person or] agency |
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making the request. |
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(d) This section does not prohibit the department from |
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making public and distributing to the public at no cost lists of |
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individuals who are certified as qualified handgun instructors by |
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the department. |
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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. |