HB 1988 House Committee Report

Relating to the disclosure of certain information by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. 

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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

 

AN ACT

 

relating to the disclosure of certain information by the Texas

 

Juvenile Justice Department.

 

       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

 

       SECTION 1.  Section 244.003, Human Resources Code, is

 

amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to

 

read as follows:

 

       (b)  Except as provided by Section 243.051(c), these records

 

and all other information concerning a child, including personally

 

identifiable information, are not public and are available only

 

according to the provisions of Subsection (c) of this section,

 

Section 58.005, Family Code, Section 244.051 of this code, and

 

Chapter 67, Code of Criminal Procedure.

 

       (c)  The department may disclose information concerning a

 

person who was committed to the department, including personally

 

identifiable information, if:

 

             (1)  the person:

 

                   (A)  has been discharged from commitment by the

 

department;

 

                   (B)  is at least 18 years of age; and

 

                   (C)  has given consent for the department to

 

disclose the information; and

 

             (2)  the department does not disclose any information

 

for which the person did not consent to disclosure and does not

 

disclose any information for a purpose other than the purpose for

 

which the person consented to disclosure.

 

       SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. 

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