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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring notice and the dissemination of criminal |
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history record information to the subject of the information in |
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certain circumstances. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.0831 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.0831. REQUIRED DISSEMINATION TO SUBJECT OF |
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CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. (a) If an individual or |
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entity requests access to criminal history record information under |
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Section 411.083, the department shall provide written notice by |
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mail to the person who is the subject of the information at the same |
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time the department discloses or disseminates the information to |
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the requesting individual or entity. The notice must: |
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(1) inform the person that an individual or entity |
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requested access to the person's criminal history record |
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information; |
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(2) identify the individual or entity; and |
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(3) include a copy of the criminal history record |
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information provided to the individual or entity in response to the |
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request. |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to requests for access to |
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criminal history record information made under Section |
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411.083(b)(1) or (3). |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a request for access to criminal history record information made |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A request for access to |
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criminal history record information made before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the request |
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was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |