SB2772 - Relating to the dissemination of juvenile justice information by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

  89R8884 CJD-F     By: Perry S.B. No. 2772       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the dissemination of juvenile justice information by   the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 58.009(c) and (f-1), Family Code, are   amended to read as follows:          (c)  The Texas Juvenile Justice Department may grant access   to juvenile justice information[ :                [ (1) ]  for research and statistical purposes or for any   other purpose approved by the department to:                 (1)  [ (A) ]  criminal justice agencies as defined by   Section 411.082, Government Code;                 (2)  [ (B) ]  the Texas Education Agency, as authorized   under Section 37.084, Education Code;                 (3)  [ (C) ]  any agency under the authority of the Health   and Human Services Commission; [ or ]                 (4)  [ (D) ]  the Department of Family and Protective   Services; or                 (5)  a public or private university                [ (2)     for a purpose beneficial to and approved by the   department to an individual or entity that:                      [ (A)     is working on a research or statistical   project that meets the requirements of and is approved by the   department; and                      [ (B)     has a specific agreement with the department   that:                            [ (i)     specifically authorizes access to   identifiable juvenile justice information;                            [ (ii)     limits the use of the information to   the purposes for which the information is given;                            [ (iii)     ensures the security and   confidentiality of the information; and                            [ (iv)     provides for sanctions if a   requirement imposed under Subparagraph (i), (ii), or (iii) is   violated ].          (f-1)  In accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code, the   Texas Juvenile Justice Department may grant access to juvenile   justice information that is not identifiable information for   research or statistical purposes or for any other purpose approved   by the department to:                (1)  criminal justice agencies as defined by Section   411.082, Government Code;                (2)  the Texas Education Agency, as authorized under   Section 37.084, Education Code;                (3)  any agency under the authority of the Health and   Human Services Commission;                (4)  the Department of Family and Protective Services;   or                (5)  a public or private university[ ; or                [ (6)     an individual or entity working on a research or   statistical project ].          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.