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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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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.117(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Information is excepted from the requirements of |
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Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home |
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address, home telephone number, or social security number of the |
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following person or that reveals whether the person has family |
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members: |
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(1) a current or former official or employee of a |
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governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024; |
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(2) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, or a security officer commissioned under |
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Section 51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer |
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complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable; |
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(3) a current or former employee 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, regardless of |
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whether the current or former employee complies with Section |
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552.1175; |
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(4) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement |
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officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections |
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officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this |
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state who was killed in the line of duty, regardless of whether the |
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deceased complied with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; |
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(5) a commissioned security officer as defined by |
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Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the |
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officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable; |
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[or]
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(6) an officer or employee of a community supervision |
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and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who |
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performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b), regardless of |
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whether the officer or employee complies with Section 552.024 or |
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552.1175; or |
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(7) a person who has received a Citation for a Class C |
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misdemeanor as contained on a citation issued by a peace officer or |
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other government official. |
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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. |