Bill seeks to pull birth dates from public records

From Sunshine Review

April 13, 2009

[edit] Bill seeks to pull birth dates from public records

"Texas lawmakers worried about identity theft are trying to remove state employees' birth dates from public records — a move journalists and open records advocates say is unnecessary and will hamper government oversight.

A proposal by Rep. Helen Giddings, D-DeSoto, that would make the information private is scheduled for a public hearing Tuesday. A Senate version of the bill had a hearing earlier this month."

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Houston Chronicle, Bill seeks to pull birth dates from public records, April 13, 2009

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