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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duty of the security department of a private |
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business to maintain criminal history record information for |
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security department employees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1702.323, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) The security department of a private business may not |
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hire or employ an individual to perform a duty described by Section |
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1702.222 if the individual has been convicted of a crime that would |
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otherwise preclude the individual from being registered under this |
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chapter. The private business shall maintain the individual's |
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criminal history record on file at the business and shall make the |
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record available for inspection by the Department of Public Safety. |
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(c-1) Although the security department of a private business |
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that hires or employs an individual as a private security officer to |
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possess a firearm in the course and scope of the individual's duties |
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is required to apply for a security officer commission for the |
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individual under this chapter, the security department of a private |
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business is not required to apply to the commission for any license |
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under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act by the |
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amendment of Section 1702.323, Occupations Code, applies to an |
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individual employed by the security department of a private |
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business on or after the effective date of this Act regardless of |
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the date on which the individual began employment. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |