Bill Text: TX HB73 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the dissemination of criminal history record information to state agencies for employment or contracting purposes.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-02 - Left pending in committee [HB73 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB73-Introduced.html

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82R1491 EAH-D
By: Martinez H.B. No. 73

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the dissemination of criminal history record
information to state agencies for employment or contracting
purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Section 411.1405, Government
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 411.1405. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
INFORMATION: STATE AGENCIES[; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EMPLOYEES].
SECTION 2. Sections 411.1405(a) and (b), Government Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(a) In this section, "state agency" [:
[(1) "Information resources" and "information
resources technologies" have the meanings assigned by Section
2054.003.
[(2) "State agency"] means a department, commission,
board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the
executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government that
is created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including
a university system or institution of higher education as defined
by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(b) To the extent consistent with Subsection (e), a state
agency is entitled to obtain from the department the criminal
history record information maintained by the department that
relates to a person who[:
[(1)] is an employee, applicant for employment,
contractor, subcontractor, or intern or other volunteer with the
state agency or with a contractor or subcontractor for the state
agency[; and
[(2) has access to information resources or
information resources technologies, other than a desktop computer
or telephone station assigned to that person].
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.