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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to applications for and certain information regarding an |
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applicant for registration or endorsement under the Private |
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Security Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1702.230, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (d), (e), and (f) |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) An application for registration or endorsement must be |
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verified and include: |
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(1) the applicant's full name, residence address, |
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residence telephone number, date and place of birth, and social |
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security number; |
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(2) a statement that: |
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(A) lists each name used by the applicant, other |
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than the name by which the applicant is known at the time of |
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application, and an explanation stating each place where each name |
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was used, the date of each use, and a full explanation of the |
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reasons the name was used; or |
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(B) states that the applicant has never used a |
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name other than the name by which the applicant is known at the time |
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of application; |
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(3) the name and address of the applicant's employer |
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and, if applicable, the applicant's consulting firm; |
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(4) the date the employment commenced; |
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(5) a letter from the license holder requesting that |
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the applicant be registered or endorsed; |
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(6) the title of the position occupied by the |
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applicant and a description of the applicant's duties; [and] |
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(7) the required fees, including the criminal history |
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check fee established under Section 1702.282; |
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(8) fingerprints of the applicant provided in the |
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manner prescribed by the board; and |
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(9) any other information, evidence, statement, or |
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document required by the board. |
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(d) For purposes of Subsection (a), an application is not |
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considered to be verified until the board has received electronic |
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verification from the department or the Federal Bureau of |
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Investigation, as applicable, that the applicant has submitted the |
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applicant's fingerprints. |
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(e) The board shall make information available to the public |
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concerning whether an applicant for registration or endorsement has |
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met the requirements under this chapter for performing a service |
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for which the registration or endorsement is required. |
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(f) If information concerning an applicant is not made |
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available under Subsection (e) before the 48th hour after the time |
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the applicant's fingerprints are submitted in accordance with |
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Subsection (a), the applicant may begin performing the duties of |
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employment for which the registration or endorsement is required, |
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other than duties as a commissioned security officer, if the |
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employer or its agent: |
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(1) verifies through the department's publicly |
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accessible website that the applicant is: |
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(A) not disqualified for the registration or |
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endorsement based on the applicant's criminal history; and |
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(B) not required to register as a sex offender |
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under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; and |
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(2) maintains in the applicant's employee file a copy |
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of the search results obtained under Subdivision (1). |
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SECTION 2. Section 1702.230(a), Occupations Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an application for |
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registration or endorsement that is submitted to the Texas Private |
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Security Board on or after the effective date of this Act. An |
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application submitted before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the application was |
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submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |