What is the DPS clearinghouse?
The clearinghouse created by SB 9 will be administered by DPS, which will develop specific procedures for its use. The clearinghouse will be a database containing the national criminal history of Texas school employees. It is based on fingerprints, photos, and other identification that will enable the employing school district and TEA and/or SBEC to have positive identification and to have access to the employee’s current national criminal history, and will also provide updates of the employee’s subsequent criminal history.
