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HB 1737 House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee. Relating to automatic orders of nondisclosure of criminal history information for certain misdemeanor defendants following successful completion of a period of deferred adjudication community supervision. Presented by Cole Meyer. Position: Support
House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee. Written Testimony of Cole Meyer. RE: Interim Charge 2: Study Texas' reentry and integration programs and make recommendations for reducing employment barriers for certain people with a criminal record. Review the length of time certain criminal offenses remain on a defendant’s record and consider the impact of expanding the offenses that qualify for an order of non-disclosure. Evaluate the financial and administrative barriers in the petitioning process for record-clearing relief.
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