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AN ACT
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relating to convictions barring employment at or by certain |
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facilities serving the elderly or persons with disabilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 250.006(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A person for whom the facility is entitled to obtain |
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criminal history record information may not be employed in a |
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facility if the person has been convicted of an offense listed in |
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this subsection: |
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(1) an offense under Chapter 19, Penal Code (criminal |
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homicide); |
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(2) an offense under Chapter 20, Penal Code |
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(kidnapping and unlawful restraint); |
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(3) an offense under Section 21.02, Penal Code |
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(continuous sexual abuse of young child or children), or Section |
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21.11, Penal Code (indecency with a child); |
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(4) an offense under Section 22.011, Penal Code |
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(sexual assault); |
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(5) an offense under Section 22.02, Penal Code |
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(aggravated assault); |
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(6) an offense under Section 22.04, Penal Code (injury |
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to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual); |
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(7) an offense under Section 22.041, Penal Code |
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(abandoning or endangering child); |
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(8) an offense under Section 22.08, Penal Code (aiding |
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suicide); |
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(9) an offense under Section 25.031, Penal Code |
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(agreement to abduct from custody); |
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(10) an offense under Section 25.08, Penal Code (sale |
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or purchase of a child); |
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(11) an offense under Section 28.02, Penal Code |
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(arson); |
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(12) an offense under Section 29.02, Penal Code |
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(robbery); |
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(13) an offense under Section 29.03, Penal Code |
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(aggravated robbery); |
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(14) an offense under Section 21.08, Penal Code |
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(indecent exposure); |
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(15) an offense under Section 21.12, Penal Code |
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(improper relationship between educator and student); |
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(16) an offense under Section 21.15, Penal Code |
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(improper photography or visual recording); |
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(17) an offense under Section 22.05, Penal Code |
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(deadly conduct); |
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(18) an offense under Section 22.021, Penal Code |
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(aggravated sexual assault); |
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(19) an offense under Section 22.07, Penal Code |
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(terroristic threat); |
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(20) an offense under Section 33.021, Penal Code |
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(online solicitation of a minor); |
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(21) an offense under Section 34.02, Penal Code (money |
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laundering); |
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(22) an offense under Section 35A.02, Penal Code |
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(Medicaid fraud); |
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(23) an offense under Section 36.06, Penal Code |
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(obstruction or retaliation); |
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(24) an offense under Section 42.09, Penal Code |
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(cruelty to livestock animals), or under Section 42.092, Penal Code |
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(cruelty to nonlivestock animals); or |
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(25) [(24)] a conviction under the laws of another |
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state, federal law, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice for an |
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offense containing elements that are substantially similar to the |
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elements of an offense listed by this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2609 was passed by the House on April |
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7, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2609 on May 21, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2609 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 19, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |