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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 personal information |
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concerning current and former employees of certain divisions of the |
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office of the attorney general. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.1175(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to: |
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(1) peace officers as defined by Article 2.12, Code |
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of Criminal Procedure; |
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(2) county jailers as defined by Section 1701.001, |
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Occupations Code; |
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(3) current or former employees of the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of |
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the department or any division of the department; |
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(4) commissioned security officers as defined |
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by Section 1702.002, Occupations Code; |
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(5) employees of a district attorney, criminal |
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district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose |
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jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services |
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matters; [and] |
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(6) officers and employees of a community supervision |
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and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who perform |
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a duty described by Section 76.004(b); and |
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(7) current and former employees of the office of the |
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attorney general who are or were assigned to a division of that |
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office the duties of which involve criminal law enforcement. |
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SECTION 2. Section 25.025(a), Tax Code, as amended by |
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Chapters 594 (H.B. 41), 621 (H.B. 455), and 851 (H.B. 1141), Acts of |
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the 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is reenacted and |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) This section applies only to: |
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(1) a current or former peace officer as defined by |
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Article 2.12, Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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(2) a county jailer as defined by Section 1701.001, |
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Occupations Code; |
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(3) an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice; |
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(4) a commissioned security officer as defined by |
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Section 1702.002, Occupations Code; |
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(5) a victim of family violence as defined by Section |
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71.004, Family Code, if as a result of the act of family violence |
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against the victim, the actor is convicted of a felony or a Class A |
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misdemeanor; [and] |
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(6) a federal judge or state judge; |
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(7) [(6)] a current or former employee of a district |
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attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal |
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attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child |
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protective services matters; |
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(8) [(6)] an officer or employee of a community |
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supervision and corrections department established under Chapter |
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76, Government Code, who performs a duty described by Section |
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76.004(b) of that code; and |
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(9) a current or former employee of the office of the |
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attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office |
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the duties of which involve criminal law enforcement. |
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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, 2009. |