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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to criminal background check requirements for judges to |
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access vital records maintained by the Department of State Health |
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Services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 191.071(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department may adopt a policy waiving the |
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requirement of a fingerprint-based background check for: |
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(1) a person who previously submitted to a |
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fingerprint-based background check as a condition of licensure by a |
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state agency; or |
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(2) a person serving as a judge or justice of the |
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supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, a |
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district court, a criminal district court, a constitutional county |
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court, a statutory county court, a justice court, or a municipal |
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court. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |