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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain personal information contained in a decree of |
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dissolution of a marriage or an order in a suit affecting the |
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parent-child relationship. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 6, Family Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 6.712 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.712. PERSONAL INFORMATION IN DECREE. (a) In this |
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section, "personal information" means: |
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(1) an individual's social security number; |
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(2) an individual's bank account number and similar |
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financial information; and |
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(3) the name and birth date of each child of an |
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individual. |
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(b) A final decree of dissolution of a marriage, and any |
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modification of the decree, may not contain personal information |
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with regard to any party to the decree. Any personal information |
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that is required by this title or any other law to be in the decree |
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or modification must be listed in a separate document titled |
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"CONFIDENTIAL DATA PAGE" in bold type. |
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(c) The separate document described by Subsection (b) must |
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include the cause number and style of the proceeding. |
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(d) The personal information in the separate document |
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described by Subsection (b) is confidential and may be disclosed |
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only to: |
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(1) a party to the proceeding or an attorney for a |
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party to the proceeding; |
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(2) a law enforcement agency, the Title IV-D agency, |
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or another governmental entity conducting a criminal investigation |
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or establishing or enforcing a child support order; or |
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(3) another person authorized to obtain the |
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information by a court order that includes a finding of good cause |
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for disclosing the information to that person. |
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(e) This section does not require a court to grant access to |
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confidential personal information if access is restricted by other |
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law. |
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SECTION 2. Section 105.006(a), Family Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) A final order, other than in a proceeding under Chapter |
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161 or 162, must contain: |
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(1) the [social security number and] driver's license |
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number of each party to the suit, including the child, except that |
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the child's [social security number or] driver's license number is |
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not required if the child has not been assigned a [social security
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number or] driver's license number; and |
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(2) each party's current residence address, mailing |
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address, home telephone number, name of employer, address of |
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employment, and work telephone number, except as provided by |
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Subsection (c). |
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SECTION 3. Chapter 105, Family Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 105.010 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 105.010. PERSONAL INFORMATION IN CERTAIN ORDERS. (a) |
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In this section, "personal information" means: |
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(1) an individual's social security number; |
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(2) an individual's bank account number and similar |
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financial information; and |
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(3) the name and birth date of each child of an |
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individual. |
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(b) An order in a suit affecting the parent-child |
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relationship may not contain personal information with regard to |
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any party to the suit. Any personal information that is required by |
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this title or any other law to be in the order must be listed in a |
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separate document titled "CONFIDENTIAL DATA PAGE" in bold type. |
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(c) The separate document described by Subsection (b) must |
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include the cause number and style of the proceeding. |
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(d) The personal information in the separate document |
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described by Subsection (b) is confidential and may be disclosed |
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only to: |
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(1) a party to the suit or an attorney for a party to |
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the suit; |
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(2) a law enforcement agency, the Title IV-D agency, |
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or another governmental entity conducting a criminal investigation |
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or enforcing a child support order; or |
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(3) another person authorized to obtain the |
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information by a court order that includes a finding of good cause |
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for disclosing the information to that person. |
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(e) This section does not require a court to grant access to |
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confidential personal information if access is restricted by other |
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law. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a decree of dissolution of a marriage or order in a suit affecting |
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the parent-child relationship that is rendered or issued on or |
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after the effective date of this Act. A decree or order rendered or |
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issued before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the decree or order was rendered or issued, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |