HB5080 - Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for employees of a county, a court, or the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and the employees' family members.

  89R11212 JTZ-D     By: Leach H.B. No. 5080       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the confidentiality of certain information for   employees of a county, a court, or the Office of Court   Administration of the Texas Judicial System and the employees'   family members.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 13.0021, Election Code,   is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 13.0021.  ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION FROM   CERTAIN FEDERAL AND STATE JUDGES, FEDERAL OFFICIALS, CLERKS,   GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES, AND FAMILY MEMBERS.          SECTION 2.  Section 13.0021(b), Election Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (b)   The registrar of the county shall omit from the   registration list the residence address for a [ If the ] registration   applicant who is :                 (1)   a federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy   judge ;                 (2)   [ , ] a state judge ;                 (3)   [ , ] a marshal of the United States Marshals   Service ;                 (4)   [ , ] a United States attorney ;                 (5)     a current or former county clerk, district clerk,   or county and district clerk, or a current or former employee of the   office of a county clerk, district clerk, or county and district   clerk;                 (6)     a current or former employee whose duties relate   to court administration, including a court clerk, court   coordinator, court administrator, law clerk, or staff attorney;                 (7)     a current or former employee of the Office of Court   Administration of the Texas Judicial System and entities   administratively attached to the office; [ , ] or                 (8)   a family member of a person listed in Subdivisions   (1)-(7) [ state judge, a federal judge, including a federal   bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals Service,   or a United States attorney, the registrar of the county shall omit   the applicant's residence address from the registration list ].          SECTION 3.  Section 72.016, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 72.016.  NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR JUDICIAL PRIVACY.   The director shall develop a procedure to regularly notify county   registrars, the Department of Public Safety, the Texas Ethics   Commission, and any other state or local government  agency the   office determines should be notified of the judges, judges'   spouses, employees of the Office of Court Administration of the   Texas Judicial System and entities administratively attached to the   office, and related family members whose personal information must   be kept from public records, as provided under Sections 552.117 and   572.035 of this code, Sections 13.0021 and 15.0215, Election Code,   Section 25.025, Tax Code, and Section 521.121, Transportation Code.          SECTION 4.  Section 552.117, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  Information is excepted from the requirements of   Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to the home   address, home telephone number, emergency contact information, or   social security number of the following person or that reveals   whether the person has family members:                (1)  a current or former official or employee of a   governmental body, except as otherwise provided by Section 552.024;                (2)  a current or honorably retired peace officer as   defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or a current   or honorably retired security officer commissioned under Section   51.212, Education Code, regardless of whether the officer complies   with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;                (3)  a current or former employee of the Texas   Department of Criminal Justice or of the predecessor in function of   the department or any division of the department, regardless of   whether the current or former employee complies with Section   552.1175;                (4)  a peace officer as defined by Article 2A.001, Code   of Criminal Procedure, or other law, a reserve law enforcement   officer, a commissioned deputy game warden, or a corrections   officer in a municipal, county, or state penal institution in this   state who was killed in the line of duty, regardless of whether the   deceased complied with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;                (5)  a commissioned security officer as defined by   Section 1702.002, Occupations Code, regardless of whether the   officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable;                (6)  an officer or employee of a community supervision   and corrections department established under Chapter 76 who   performs a duty described by Section 76.004(b), regardless of   whether the officer or employee complies with Section 552.024 or   552.1175;                (7)  a current or former employee of the office of the   attorney general who is or was assigned to a division of that office   the duties of which involve law enforcement or are performed under   Chapter 231, Family Code, regardless of whether the current or   former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;                (8)  a current or former employee of the Texas Juvenile   Justice Department or of the predecessors in function of the   department, regardless of whether the current or former employee   complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;                (9)  a current or former juvenile probation or   supervision officer certified by the Texas Juvenile Justice   Department, or the predecessors in function of the department,   under Title 12, Human Resources Code, regardless of whether the   current or former officer complies with Section 552.024 or   552.1175;                (10)  a current or former employee of a juvenile   justice program or facility, as those terms are defined by Section   261.405, Family Code, regardless of whether the current or former   employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;                (11)  a current or former member of the United States   Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps, an auxiliary   service of one of those branches of the armed forces, or the Texas   military forces, as that term is defined by Section 437.001;                (12)  a current or former district attorney, criminal   district attorney, or county or municipal attorney whose   jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child protective services   matters, regardless of whether the current or former attorney   complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;                (13)  a current or former employee of a district   attorney, criminal district attorney, or county or municipal   attorney whose jurisdiction includes any criminal law or child   protective services matters, regardless of whether the current or   former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;                (14)  a current or former employee of the Texas Civil   Commitment Office or of the predecessor in function of the office or   a division of the office, regardless of whether the current or   former employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;                (15)  a current or former federal judge or state judge,   as those terms are defined by Section 1.005, Election Code, a   federal bankruptcy judge, a marshal of the United States Marshals   Service, a United States attorney, or a family member of a current   or former federal judge, including a federal bankruptcy judge, a   marshal of the United States Marshals Service, a United States   attorney, or a state judge;                (16)  a current or former child protective services   caseworker, adult protective services caseworker, or investigator   for the Department of Family and Protective Services, regardless of   whether the caseworker or investigator complies with Section   552.024 or 552.1175, or a current or former employee of a department   contractor performing child protective services caseworker, adult   protective services caseworker, or investigator functions for the   contractor on behalf of the department;                (17)  an elected public officer, regardless of whether   the officer complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;                (18)  a current or former United States attorney,   assistant United States attorney, federal public defender, deputy   federal public defender, or assistant federal public defender and   the spouse or child of the current or former attorney or public   defender, regardless of whether the person complies with Section   552.024 or 552.1175; [ or ]                (19)  a firefighter or volunteer firefighter or   emergency medical services personnel as defined by Section 773.003,   Health and Safety Code, regardless of whether the firefighter or   volunteer firefighter or emergency medical services personnel   comply with Section 552.024 or 552.1175, as applicable ;                 (20)     a current or former county clerk, district clerk,   or county and district clerk, or a current or former employee of the   office of a county clerk, district clerk, or county and district   clerk, regardless of whether the current or former clerk or   employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175;                 (21)     a current or former employee whose duties relate   to court administration, including a court clerk, court   coordinator, court administrator, law clerk, or staff attorney,   regardless of whether the employee complies with Section 552.024 or   552.1175; or                 (22)     a current or former employee of the Office of   Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and entities   administratively attached to the office, regardless of whether the   employee complies with Section 552.024 or 552.1175 .          (b)   Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), all  [ All ]   documents filed with a county clerk and all documents filed with a   district clerk are exempt from this section.           (b-1)     A county clerk or district clerk on request of a   person to whom this section applies shall redact information   described by Subsection (a) that relates to the person from any   document the clerk posts on an Internet website.          SECTION 5.  Section 552.1175, Government Code, is amended by   amending Subsections (a) and (e) and adding Subsection (e-1) to   read as follows:          (a)  This section applies only to:                (1)  current or honorably retired peace officers as   defined by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or special   investigators as described by Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal   Procedure;                (2)  current or honorably retired county jailers as   defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code;                (3)  current or former employees of the Texas   Depart [Text truncated for display. 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