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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality or county to obtain |
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criminal history record information for certain persons, including |
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employees, independent contractors, and volunteers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.129, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a municipality is |
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entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record |
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information maintained by the department that relates to a person |
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who is: |
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(1) an applicant for employment by the municipality; |
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(2) an employee of the municipality; |
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(3) an applicant for employment by or an employee of a |
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business or person that contracts with the municipality; |
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(4) a volunteer with the municipality; or |
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(5) an applicant for a volunteer position with the |
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municipality. |
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(a-1) The [Not later than September 1, 2000, the] department |
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shall make available through electronic means the information |
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available to municipalities under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.1295(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a county is |
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entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record |
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information maintained by the department that relates to a person |
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who is: |
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(1) an applicant for employment by the county; |
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(2) an employee of the county; |
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(3) an applicant for employment by or an employee of a |
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business or person that contracts with the county; |
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(4) a volunteer with the county; or |
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(5) an applicant for a volunteer position with the |
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county. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |