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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the collection and disclosure of certain grand jury |
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information. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 19.42, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsections [Subsection] (b) and |
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(c), information collected by the court, court personnel, or |
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prosecuting attorney during the grand jury selection process about |
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a person who serves as a grand juror, including the person's home |
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address, home telephone number, social security number, driver's |
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license number, and other personal information, is confidential and |
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may not be disclosed by the court, court personnel, or prosecuting |
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attorney. |
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(c) The court shall collect statistical information |
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regarding each grand juror's race, gender, and age. The |
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information collected under this subsection must be made available |
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to the public in aggregate form by the court. Any identifying |
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information about a grand juror collected under this subsection |
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must be redacted before the disclosure of the statistical |
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information. |
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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, 2015. |