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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of and prohibiting disclosure of |
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the location or physical layout of a family violence shelter center |
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or victims of trafficking shelter center; creating a criminal |
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offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.138, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (b-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b) Information maintained by a family violence shelter |
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center, victims of trafficking shelter center, or sexual assault |
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program is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it |
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is information that relates to: |
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(1) the home address, home telephone number, or social |
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security number of an employee or a volunteer worker of a family |
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violence shelter center, victims of trafficking shelter center, or |
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sexual assault program, regardless of whether the employee or |
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worker complies with Section 552.024; |
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(2) [the location or physical layout of a family
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violence shelter center or victims of trafficking shelter center;
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[(3)] the name, home address, home telephone number, |
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or numeric identifier of a current or former client of a family |
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violence shelter center, victims of trafficking shelter center, or |
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sexual assault program; |
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(3) [(4)] the provision of services, including |
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counseling and sheltering, to a current or former client of a family |
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violence shelter center, victims of trafficking shelter center, or |
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sexual assault program; |
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(4) [(5)] the name, home address, or home telephone |
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number of a private donor to a family violence shelter center, |
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victims of trafficking shelter center, or sexual assault program; |
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or |
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(5) [(6)] the home address or home telephone number of |
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a member of the board of directors or the board of trustees of a |
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family violence shelter center, victims of trafficking shelter |
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center, or sexual assault program, regardless of whether the board |
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member complies with Section 552.024. |
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(b-1) Information that relates to the location or physical |
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layout of a family violence shelter center or victims of |
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trafficking shelter center is confidential. |
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(c) A governmental body may redact information maintained |
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by a family violence shelter center, victims of trafficking shelter |
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center, or sexual assault program that may be withheld under |
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Subsection (b)(1) or (5) or that is confidential under Subsection |
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(b-1) [(6)] from any information the governmental body discloses |
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under Section 552.021 without the necessity of requesting a |
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decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 42, Penal Code, is amended by adding |
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Section 42.075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 42.075. DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION |
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REGARDING FAMILY VIOLENCE OR VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING SHELTER CENTER. |
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(a) In this section, "family violence shelter center" and "victims |
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of trafficking shelter center" have the meanings assigned by |
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Section 552.138, Government Code. |
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(b) A person commits an offense if the person, with the |
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intent to threaten the safety of any inhabitant of a family violence |
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shelter center or victims of trafficking shelter center, discloses |
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or publicizes the location or physical layout of the center. |
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(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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(d) If conduct constituting an offense under this section |
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also constitutes an offense under Section 552.352, Government Code, |
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the actor may be prosecuted under either section. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a request for public information received on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A request received before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the |
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request was received, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |