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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain information in a peace |
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officer's or firefighter's personnel file. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 552.102, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The following information in a peace officer's or |
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firefighter's personnel file is confidential and excepted from the |
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requirements of Section 552.021: |
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(1) an application for employment; |
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(2) information related to the process of hiring the |
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peace officer or firefighter; and |
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(3) a letter, memorandum, or other document relating |
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to alleged misconduct by the peace officer or firefighter if the |
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employing department: |
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(A) determines that there is insufficient |
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evidence to sustain the charge of misconduct; or |
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(B) did not take disciplinary action against the |
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peace officer or firefighter for the alleged misconduct. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to |
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information produced or maintained before, on, or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |