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AN ACT
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relating to the confidentiality of certain information concerning |
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service members of the state military forces. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 437, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 437.232 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 437.232. CONFIDENTIALITY OF MILITARY PERSONNEL |
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INFORMATION. (a) In this section, "military personnel |
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information" means a service member's name, home address, rank, |
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official title, pay rate or grade, state active duty orders, |
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deployment locations, military duty addresses, awards and |
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decorations, length of military service, and medical records. |
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(b) A service member's military personnel information is |
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confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552. |
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SECTION 2. Section 552.117(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) Information is excepted from the requirements of |
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Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home |
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address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or |
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social security number of the following person or that reveals |
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whether the person has family members: |
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(1) a current or former official or employee of a |
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governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024; |
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(2) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, or a security officer commissioned under |
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Section 51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer |
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complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable; |
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(3) a current or former employee of the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of |
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the department or any division of the department, regardless of |
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whether the current or former employee complies with Section |
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552.1175; |
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(4) a peace officer as defined by Article 2.12, Code of |
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Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement |
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officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections |
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officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this |
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state who was killed in the line of duty, regardless of whether the |
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deceased complied with Section 552.024 or 552.1175; |
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(5) a commissioned security officer as defined by |
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Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the |
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officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable; |
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(6) an officer or employee of a community supervision |
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and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who |
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performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b), regardless of |
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whether the officer or employee complies with Section 552.024 or |
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552.1175; |
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(7) a current or former employee of the office of the |
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attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office |
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the duties of which involve law enforcement, regardless of whether |
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the current or former employee complies with Section 552.024 or |
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552.1175; |
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(8) a current or former employee of the Texas Juvenile |
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Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of the |
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department, regardless of whether the current or former employee |
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complies with Section 552.1175; |
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(9) a juvenile probation or supervision officer |
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certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or the |
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predecessors in function of the department, under Title 12, Human |
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Resources Code; [or] |
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(10) employees of a juvenile justice program or |
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facility, as those terms are defined by Section 261.405, Family |
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Code; or |
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(11) a current or former member of the Texas military |
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forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001. |
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SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a request for information that is received by a governmental body or |
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an officer for public information on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A request for information that was received before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the request was received, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2152 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 2152 on May 18, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 130, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2152 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 15, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Date |
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Governor |