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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the dissemination of juvenile justice information by |
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the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 58.009(c) and (f-1), Family Code, are |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The Texas Juvenile Justice Department may grant access |
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to juvenile justice information[: |
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[(1)] for research and statistical purposes or for any |
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other purpose approved by the department to: |
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(1) [(A)] criminal justice agencies as defined by |
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Section 411.082, Government Code; |
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(2) [(B)] the Texas Education Agency, as authorized |
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under Section 37.084, Education Code; |
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(3) [(C)] any agency under the authority of the Health |
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and Human Services Commission; [or] |
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(4) [(D)] the Department of Family and Protective |
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Services; or |
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(5) a public or private university |
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[(2) for a purpose beneficial to and approved by the |
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department to an individual or entity that: |
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[(A) is working on a research or statistical |
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project that meets the requirements of and is approved by the |
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department; and |
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[(B) has a specific agreement with the department |
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that: |
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[(i) specifically authorizes access to |
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identifiable juvenile justice information; |
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[(ii) limits the use of the information to |
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the purposes for which the information is given; |
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[(iii) ensures the security and |
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confidentiality of the information; and |
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[(iv) provides for sanctions if a |
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requirement imposed under Subparagraph (i), (ii), or (iii) is |
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violated]. |
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(f-1) In accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code, the |
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Texas Juvenile Justice Department may grant access to juvenile |
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justice information that is not identifiable information for |
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research or statistical purposes or for any other purpose approved |
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by the department to: |
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(1) criminal justice agencies as defined by Section |
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411.082, Government Code; |
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(2) the Texas Education Agency, as authorized under |
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Section 37.084, Education Code; |
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(3) any agency under the authority of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission; |
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(4) the Department of Family and Protective Services; |
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or |
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(5) a public or private university[; or |
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[(6) an individual or entity working on a research or |
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statistical project]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |