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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain entities' access to information in criminal |
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justice information databases. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 66.201, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 66.201. ACCESS TO DATABASES BY CRIMINAL JUSTICE |
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AGENCIES AND OTHER ENTITIES. (a) The following entities [Criminal
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justice agencies, the Legislative Budget Board, and the council] |
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are entitled to access the databases of the Department of Public |
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Safety, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice in accordance with applicable state |
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or federal law or regulations: |
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(1) criminal justice agencies; |
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(2) the Legislative Budget Board; |
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(3) the council; and |
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(4) an individual or an agency that has a specific |
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agreement with a criminal justice agency to provide services |
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required for the administration of criminal justice under that |
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agreement, if the agreement: |
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(A) specifically authorizes access to |
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information; |
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(B) limits the use of information to the purposes |
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for which it is given; |
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(C) ensures the security and confidentiality of |
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the information; |
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(D) provides for sanctions if a requirement |
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imposed under Paragraph (A), (B), or (C) is violated; and |
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(E) requires the individual or agency to perform |
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the applicable services in a manner prescribed by the Department of |
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Public Safety. |
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(b) The access granted by this article does not entitle an |
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entity authorized to access information under Subsection (a) [a
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criminal justice agency, the Legislative Budget Board, or the
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council] to add, delete, or alter data maintained by another entity |
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[agency]. |
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SECTION 2. Article 66.203, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Art. 66.203. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF DATA PROHIBITED. An |
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entity authorized to access information under Article 66.201(a) [A
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criminal justice agency, the council, and the Legislative Budget
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Board] may not disclose to the public information in an |
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individual's criminal history record if the record is protected by |
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state or federal law or regulation. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |