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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exception of certain personal information from |
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required disclosure under the public information law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 552.024, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Each employee or official of a governmental body and |
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each former employee or official of a governmental body shall |
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choose whether to allow public access to the information in the |
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custody of the governmental body that relates to the person's home |
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address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or |
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social security number, or that reveals whether the person has |
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family members. |
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SECTION 2. Subsection (a), Section 552.117, Government |
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Code, is amended 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, emergency contact information, or |
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social security number of the following person or that reveals |
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whether the person has family 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. |
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SECTION 3. Subsection (b), Section 552.1175, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Information that relates to the home address, home |
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telephone number, emergency contact information, or social |
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security number of an individual to whom this section applies, or |
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that reveals whether the individual has family members is |
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confidential and may not be disclosed to the public under this |
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chapter if the individual to whom the information relates: |
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(1) chooses to restrict public access to the |
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information; and |
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(2) notifies the governmental body of the individual's |
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choice on a form provided by the governmental body, accompanied by |
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evidence of the individual's status. |
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SECTION 4. Subsection (a), Section 552.130, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Information is excepted from the requirements of |
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Section 552.021 if the information relates to: |
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(1) a motor vehicle operator's or driver's license or |
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permit issued by an agency of this state or another state or |
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country; |
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(2) a motor vehicle title or registration issued by an |
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agency of this state or another state or country; or |
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(3) a personal identification document issued by an |
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agency of this state or another state or country or a local agency |
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authorized to issue an identification document. |
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SECTION 5. Subsection (b), Section 552.139, Government |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The following information is confidential: |
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(1) a computer network vulnerability report; [and] |
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(2) any other assessment of the extent to which data |
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processing operations, a computer, a computer program, network, |
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system, or system interface, or software of a governmental body or |
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of a contractor of a governmental body is vulnerable to |
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unauthorized access or harm, including an assessment of the extent |
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to which the governmental body's or contractor's electronically |
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stored information containing sensitive or critical information is |
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vulnerable to alteration, damage, erasure, or inappropriate use; |
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and |
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(3) a photocopy or other copy of an identification |
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badge issued to an official or employee of a governmental body. |
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SECTION 6. 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. |
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