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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. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.0845(e), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(e) A person entitled to receive criminal history record |
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information under this section must provide the department with the |
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following information regarding the person who is the subject of |
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the criminal history record information requested: |
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(1) the person's full name, date of birth, and sex, |
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[and social security number,] and the number assigned to any form of |
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unexpired identification card issued by this state or another |
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state, the District of Columbia, or a territory of the United States |
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that includes the person's photograph; |
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(2) a recent electronic digital image photograph of |
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the person and a complete set of the person's fingerprints as |
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required by the department; and |
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(3) any other information required by the department. |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.086(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Rules adopted by the department: |
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(1) shall provide for a uniform method of requesting |
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criminal history record information from the department; |
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(2) may require a person requesting criminal history |
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record information about an individual to submit to the department |
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one or more of the following: |
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(A) the complete name, race, and sex of the |
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individual; |
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(B) any known alias name of the individual; |
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(C) a complete set of the individual's |
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fingerprints; |
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(D) a recent photograph of the individual; |
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(E) any known identifying number of the |
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individual other than a social security number, including [social
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security number,] FBI number, driver's license number, or state |
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identification number; |
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(F) the individual's date of birth; |
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(G) any known alias dates of birth of the |
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individual; or |
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(H) any other information the department |
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determines is necessary to identify the individual or the record; |
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(3) shall provide for the methods and formats for |
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dissemination of criminal history record information; and |
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(4) shall provide security measures and policies that |
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are designed to guard against unauthorized release or dissemination |
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of criminal history record information that is maintained or |
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disseminated by the department. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |