Texas § 306.008 DATA SHARING.

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§ 306.008 — DATA SHARING.

Texas § 306.008

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Tex. Labor Code Code Ann. § 306.008 (2026).

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Sec. 306.008. DATA SHARING.

(a)To assist in the reintegration into the labor force of persons formerly sentenced to the correctional institutions division or committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the commission, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the department shall establish a data interface that, at a minimum, provides to the commission:

(1)detailed information about persons released from a correctional facility who might benefit from post-release Project RIO services, including:

(A)demographic and identifying information;

(B)the person's address on release;

(C)a comprehensive state offense history, including the date of release from the correctional facility, sentence discharge date, and conditions of parole;

(D)assessment information;

(E)educational and wo

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Sec. 306.008. DATA SHARING. (a) To assist in the reintegration into the labor force of persons formerly sentenced to the correctional institutions division or committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, the commission, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and the department shall establish a data interface that, at a minimum, provides to the commission:
(1) detailed information about persons released from a correctional facility who might benefit from post-release Project RIO services, including:
(A) demographic and identifying information;
(B) the person's address on release;
(C) a comprehensive state offense history, including the date of release from the correctional facility, sentence discharge date, and conditions of parole;
(D) assessment information;
(E) educational and work history;
(F) information related to participation in the work against recidivism program operated by the department's manufacturing and logistics division under the Texas Correctional Industries office; and
(G) other services provided under this title before release from the correctional facility; and
(2) referral information from the department and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department necessary to implement the provision of post-release employment services.
(b) The data interface established under Subsection (a) must be designed to provide to a person's supervising officer on release information about the person's participation in employment services and entry into the workforce.
(c) Information received from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department under this section is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552 , Government Code.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1142 (H.B. 2837 ), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549 ), Sec. 137, eff. September 1, 2015.