Sec. 555.021. REQUIRED CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS FOR EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AND VOLUNTEERS. (a) The department, the Department of State Health Services, and the Health and Human Services Commission shall perform a state and federal criminal history background check on a person: (1) who is: (A) an applicant for employment with the agency; (B) an employee of the agency; (C) a volunteer with the agency; (D) an applicant for a volunteer position with the agency; (E) an applicant for a contract with the agency; or (F) a contractor of the agency; and (2) who would be placed in direct contact with a resident or client. (b) The department, the Department of State Health Services, and the Health and Human Services Commission shall require a person described by Subsection (a) to submit fingerprints in a form and of a quality acceptable to the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use in conducting a criminal history background check. (c) Each agency shall obtain electronic updates from the Department of Public Safety of arrests and convictions of a person: (1) for whom the agency performs a background check under Subsection (a); and (2) who remains an employee, contractor, or volunteer of the agency and continues to have direct contact with a resident or client.
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