85R10523 JG-F     By: Creighton S.B. No. 1290       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to access to criminal history record information by an   emergency communication district.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 411.1297 to read as follows:          Sec. 411.1297.  ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD   INFORMATION: EMPLOYMENT BY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISTRICT. (a)   An emergency communication district created under Chapter 772,   Health and Safety Code, is entitled to obtain from the department   criminal history record information maintained by the department   that relates to a person who is:                (1)  an applicant for employment by  or an employee of   the district;                (2)  an applicant for a volunteer position or a   volunteer with the district; or                (3)  an applicant for employment by or an employee of a   person that contracts with the district.          (b)  Criminal history record information obtained by an   emergency communication district under Subsection (a) may not be   released or disclosed to any person except:                (1)  in a criminal proceeding;                (2)  on court order; or                (3)  with the consent of the person who is the subject   of the criminal history record information.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.