Sec. 352.007. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. (a) The commission may obtain criminal history record information from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Public Safety if the criminal history records relate to:

(1) an applicant selected for employment with the commission whose potential duties include direct contact with clients to provide vocational rehabilitation services or other services under this subtitle;

(2) an applicant for vocational rehabilitation services or other services under this subtitle from the commission; or

(3) a client receiving vocational rehabilitation services or other services under this subtitle.

(b) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Public Safety on request shall supply to the commission criminal history record information relating to applicants selected for employment with the commission whose potential duties include direct contact with clients to provide vocational rehabilitation services, applicants for vocational rehabilitation services from the commission, or vocational rehabilitation clients of the commission. The commission shall treat all criminal history record information as privileged and confidential and for commission use only.

(c) The commission by rule shall establish criteria for denying a person's application for employment with the commission to provide vocational rehabilitation services based on criminal history record information obtained as authorized by this section.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2015.