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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to background checks for certain municipal and county |
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employees and volunteers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 411.129, Government Code, is amended as |
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follows: ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: EMPLOYMENT |
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BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a |
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municipality is entitled to obtain from the department criminal |
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history record information maintained by the department that |
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relates to a person who is: an applicant for employment by the
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municipality.
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(1) an applicant for employment with the municipality; |
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(2) an employee of the municipality; |
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(3) an applicant for employment with or an employee of |
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a business or person that contracts with the municipality; |
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(4) a volunteer with the municipality; or |
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(5) a volunteer applicant to the municipality. |
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Not later than September 1, 2000, the department shall make |
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available through electronic means the information available to |
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municipalities under this section. |
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SECTION 2. Sec. 411.1295, Government Code, is amended as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 411.1295. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD |
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INFORMATION: EMPLOYMENT BY COUNTY. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), a county is entitled to obtain from the department |
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criminal history record information maintained by the department |
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that relates to a person who is: an applicant for employment by the
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county.
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(1) an applicant for employment with the county; |
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(2) an employee of the county; |
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(3) an applicant for employment with or an employee of |
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a business or person that contracts with the county; |
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(4) a volunteer with the county; or |
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(5) a volunteer applicant to the county. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2015. |