Relating to access to criminal history data in child in need of assistance proceedings

This bill relates to access to criminal history and intelligence data in child in need of assistance proceedings. The bill adds to the definition of “criminal or juvenile justice agency” (relating to the provision of criminal history and intelligence data under Code chapter 692) the department of health and human services (HHS) and HHS agents and employees, including county attorneys and assistant county attorneys, who have been appointed by a juvenile court to represent HHS in a proceeding alleging that a child is a child in need of assistance. For the purposes of Code chapter 692, “criminal history data” means any or all of the following information maintained by the department of public safety or the division of criminal investigation of the department of public safety in a manual or automated data storage system that is individually identified: arrest data, conviction data, disposition data, correctional data, adjudication data, and custody data; and “intelligence data” means information on identifiable individuals compiled in an effort to anticipate, prevent, or monitor possible criminal activity.