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Amend CSHB 8 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 5 and 6 and substitute the following:
SECTION 1. Section 1701.451, Occupations Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a-1) and adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows:
(2) On page 1, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
(d) A law enforcement agency that makes a person's employment records available to a hiring law enforcement agency under Subsection (a-1) shall provide a copy of the records to the person.
(e) A law enforcement agency that obtains employment records under this section may not disclose any information contained in the records.
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 1701.456(b), Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) A law enforcement agency, agency head, or other law enforcement official is not liable for civil damages for:
(1) a report made by that agency or person if the report is made in good faith; or
(2) making a person's employment records available to a hiring law enforcement agency under Section 1701.451(a-1).
SECTION ____. Subchapter J, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 1701.459 to read as follows:
Sec. 1701.459. CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT RECORDS PROHIBITED. A person licensed under this chapter may not enter into an agreement with a law enforcement agency employing the person under which the agency is prohibited from making the person's employment records available to another law enforcement agency under Section 1701.451(a-1).