89R5110 EAS-D     By: Schatzline H.B. No. 1072       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a database containing certain records of children who   are not lawfully present in the United States.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter S to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER S. DATABASE CONTAINING CERTAIN RECORDS OF CHILDREN NOT   LAWFULLY PRESENT IN UNITED STATES          Sec. 411.551.  DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "child"   means an individual who is younger than 18 years of age.          Sec. 411.552.  FINGERPRINT RECORDS; INTERVIEWS.  (a)  An   employee of the department who is working as part of Operation Lone   Star or a successor operation conducted by the department shall:                (1)  detain a child who the employee has reasonable   suspicion to believe is not lawfully present in the United States;                (2)  obtain a complete set of fingerprints from the   child for purposes of including the fingerprint record in the   database described by Section 411.553; and                (3)  conduct a wellness interview with the child to   ensure that the child is safe and not a victim of a trafficking   offense and contact other appropriate state entities if the child   is not safe.          (b)  An interview under Subsection (a)(3) must be conducted   outside the presence of any person accompanying the child at the   time the employee detains the child.          (c)  A child may not be detained under this section for any   period longer than necessary to satisfy the requirements of   Subsections (a)(2) and (3).          Sec. 411.553.  DATABASE. (a)  The department shall   establish a database to store the records of fingerprints collected   under Section 411.552 and other information regarding the child's   identity and well-being.          (b)  The department shall use the database to investigate the   frequency with which a child described by Section 411.552 has   entered the United States unlawfully through the international   border with Mexico.          (c)  The director shall establish best practices for the   database.          (d)  The department shall establish a process to ensure that   a child's record is removed from the database as soon as practicable   after a child is determined to be lawfully present in the United   States or on the 15th anniversary of the initial inclusion of the   record in the database, whichever date is earlier.          Sec. 411.554.  ACCESS TO DATABASE. The director by rule   shall establish procedures to:                (1)  prevent unauthorized access to the database; and                (2)  release information maintained in the database.          SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the Department of Public Safety shall establish the   database required by Subchapter S, Chapter 411, Government Code,   as added by this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.