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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 communications and |
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records made or collected in reference to certain sexual assault |
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survivors. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 56.065, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) A communication or record that contains identifying |
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information regarding a person who receives a forensic medical |
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examination under this article and that is created by, provided to, |
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or in the control or possession of the department is confidential |
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for purposes of Section 552.101, Government Code. In this |
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subsection, "identifying information" includes: |
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(1) information revealing the identity, personal |
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history, or background of the person; or |
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(2) information concerning the victimization of the |
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person. |
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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. |