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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to access to criminal history record information by an |
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emergency communication district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.1297 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.1297. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD |
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INFORMATION: EMPLOYMENT BY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISTRICT. (a) |
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An emergency communication district created under Chapter 772, |
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Health and Safety Code, 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: |
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(1) an applicant for employment by or an employee of |
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the district; |
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(2) an applicant for a volunteer position or a |
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volunteer with the district; or |
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(3) an applicant for employment by or an employee of a |
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person that contracts with the district. |
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(b) Criminal history record information obtained by an |
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emergency communication district under Subsection (a) may not be |
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released or disclosed to any person except: |
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(1) in a criminal proceeding; |
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(2) on court order; or |
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(3) with the consent of the person who is the subject |
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of the criminal history record information. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |