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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the access to and use of certain criminal history record |
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information by the Texas Funeral Service Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 411.12507(a), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Texas Funeral Service Commission is entitled to |
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obtain criminal history record information as provided by |
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Subsection (b) that relates to: |
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(1) a person who is: |
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(A) an applicant for a license or certificate |
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under Sections 651.259 and 651.302, Occupations Code; or |
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(B) the holder of a license or certificate under |
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Chapter 651, Occupations Code; |
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(2) an applicant for a license or a license holder |
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under Chapter 651, Occupations Code; |
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(3) a person or entity that is subject to the |
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regulation of the Texas Funeral Service Commission under Chapter |
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651, Occupations Code or Chapters 691 or 692A, Health and Safety |
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Code; |
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(4) [(3)] an applicant for employment at or current |
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employee of the Texas Funeral Service Commission; or |
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(5) [(4)] a person authorized to access vital records |
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or the vital records electronic registration system under Chapter |
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191, Health and Safety Code, or a funeral director. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |