Sec. 411.14101.  ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS.  (a)  In this section, "office" means the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
(b)  The office is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (c)  that relates to a person who is:
(1)  an employee of, or an applicant for employment with, the office; or
(2)  a contractor, subcontractor, volunteer, or intern of the office, or an applicant to serve in one of those capacities.
(c)  Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the office is entitled to:
(1)  obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (b); and
(2)  obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (b).
(d)  The office may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (c)(1).   Criminal history record information obtained by the office under Subsection (c)(2) may not be released or disclosed to any person except by court order or with the written consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.
(e)  The office shall destroy criminal history record information that is obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (H.B. 4123), Sec. 64, eff. June 13, 2023.