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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to storage of electronic fingerprint records and access to |
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criminal history record information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.0845, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (l) and (m) to read as follows: |
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(l) The department shall maintain the electronic |
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fingerprint record of each person who is the subject of a criminal |
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history record information request. The person who is the subject |
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of a criminal history record information request may authorize the |
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department to forward updated criminal history record information, |
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including information received from the Federal Bureau of |
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Investigation, to a person entitled to such information under this |
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subchapter. After the department receives any fee charged by the |
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department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the criminal |
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history record information, the department shall forward the |
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criminal history record information to the authorized person. |
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(m) Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency may not |
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require an individual to submit a completed fingerprint card or an |
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electronic fingerprint record to obtain the individual's criminal |
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history record information if the individual has submitted a |
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completed fingerprint card or an electronic fingerprint record to |
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the department not more than five years before the date the state |
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agency requests the individual's criminal history record |
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information from 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, 2011. |