88S30564 SCL-F
 
  By: Kitzman H.B. No. 162
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential
  child detention facility.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 411.14103 to read as follows:
         Sec. 411.14103.  ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
  INFORMATION: RESIDENTIAL CHILD DETENTION FACILITIES.  (a)  In this
  section, "residential child detention facility" has the meaning
  assigned by Section 250.013, Local Government Code.
         (b)  The owner or operator of a residential child detention
  facility is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history
  record information maintained by the department that relates to a
  person who is:
               (1)  an applicant for employment with, or who is or has
  been employed by, the facility; or
               (2)  a consultant, contract employee, independent
  contractor, intern, or volunteer for the facility or an applicant
  to serve in one of those positions.
         (c)  Criminal history record information obtained by the
  owner or operator under Subsection (b) may be used only to evaluate
  an applicant for employment with, or a current or former employee
  of, the facility.
         (d)  The owner or operator of a residential child detention
  facility may not release or disclose information obtained under
  Subsection (b) except on court order or with the consent of the
  person who is the subject of the criminal history record
  information.
         (e)  After the expiration of any probationary term of the
  person's employment or not later than the 180th day after the date
  of receipt of the information, whichever is later, the owner or
  operator of the residential child detention facility shall destroy
  all criminal history record information obtained under Subsection
  (b).
         SECTION 2.  Section 250.013, Local Government Code, is
  amended by adding Subsections (e) and (f) to read as follows:
         (e)  The owner or operator of a residential child detention
  facility shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the
  governing body of the municipality or the commissioners court of
  the county that regulates the facility under this section.  The
  memorandum must require the facility to:
               (1)  report illness at the facility to the appropriate
  local health authority;
               (2)  provide to the governing body or court:
                     (A)  a description of the facility's methods for
  preventing illness;
                     (B)  an emergency evacuation plan;
                     (C)  an education plan for the children residing
  at the facility for submission to and regulation by the state; and
                     (D)  quarterly compliance and safety inspection
  reports; and
               (3)  provide to the municipal police department or
  county sheriff's department, as applicable:
                     (A)  monthly facility occupancy records; and
                     (B)  a quarterly summary of all facility incident
  reports.
         (f)  The owner or operator of a residential child detention
  facility shall conduct a criminal history background check on all
  facility personnel if at least 10 percent of the facility's
  operating expenses are provided directly or indirectly by the
  state.  Notwithstanding any other law, if the owner or operator
  fails to conduct the check, the facility is ineligible to receive
  state funding until the state conducts an audit of the facility and
  publishes a report of the audit that is available to the public.
         SECTION 3.  Not later than May 1, 2024, a residential child
  detention facility shall enter into a memorandum of understanding
  required by Section 250.013(e), Local Government Code, as added by
  this Act.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the
  last day of the legislative session.