By: Dale (Senate Sponsor - Perry)	H.B. No. 1779
	(In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2017;
	May 4, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal
	Justice; May 17, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:
	Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 17, 2017, sent to printer.)
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	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the authority of the Department of Public Safety to
	obtain and use criminal history record information for the purpose
	of performing certain departmental functions.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 411.0891(a), Government Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	(a)  Subject to Section 411.087, the department is
	authorized to obtain and use criminal history record information
	maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the department
	that relates to a person who:
	(1)  is an applicant for or holds a Capitol access pass
	issued by the department under Section 411.0625;
	(2)  is an applicant for or holds a license to carry a
	handgun issued by the department under Subchapter H or is an
	applicant for or holds a certification as a qualified handgun
	instructor issued by the department under that subchapter;
	(3)  [registration issued by the director under
	Subchapter C, Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, that authorizes
	the person to manufacture, distribute, analyze, or conduct research
	with a controlled substance; (2)] is an applicant for or holds a
	chemical precursor transfer permit issued by the director under
	Section 481.078, Health and Safety Code;
	(4) [(3)]  is an applicant for or holds a chemical
	laboratory apparatus transfer permit issued by the director under
	Section 481.081, Health and Safety Code;
	(5)  is an applicant for or holds a license to operate
	as a dispensing organization issued by the department under Chapter
	487, Health and Safety Code, or is an applicant for or holds a
	registration as a director, manager, or employee of a dispensing
	organization issued by the department under that chapter;
	(6)  is an applicant for or holds any private security
	license, registration, or commission issued by the department under
	Chapter 1702, Occupations Code;
	(7) [(4)]  is an applicant for certification by the
	department as an inspection station or an inspector under
	Subchapter G, Chapter 548, Transportation Code, holds an inspection
	station or inspector certificate issued under that subchapter, or
	is the owner of an inspection station operating under that chapter;
	or
	(8) [(5)]  is an applicant for approval or has been
	approved as a program sponsor by the department under Chapter 662,
	Transportation Code, is an applicant for certification by the
	department as an instructor under that chapter, or holds an
	instructor certificate issued under that chapter.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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