By: Birdwell  S.B. No. 705
         (In the Senate - Filed February 1, 2017; February 21, 2017,
  read first time and referred to Committee on Nominations;
  March 27, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
  Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; March 27, 2017,
  sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 705 By:  Birdwell
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to an exception from disclosure under the public
  information law for certain personal information of an applicant
  for an appointment by the governor.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 552.158 to read as follows:
         Sec. 552.158.  EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL
  INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICANT FOR APPOINTMENT BY GOVERNOR. The
  following information obtained by the governor or senate in
  connection with an applicant for an appointment by the governor is
  excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021: 
               (1)  the applicant's home address;
               (2)  the applicant's home telephone number; and
               (3)  the applicant's social security number.
         SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to
  a request for information that is received by a governmental body or
  an officer for public information on or after the effective date of
  this Act. A request for information that was received before the
  effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
  date the request was received, and the former law is continued in
  effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
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