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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to suicide prevention in municipal jails and lockups. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 511, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 511.022 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 511.022. SUICIDE PREVENTION IN MUNICIPAL JAIL OR |
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LOCKUP. (a) The commission shall require each municipal jail or |
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lockup to: |
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(1) provide two hours of training to each jailer or |
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person responsible for the supervision of a person confined in the |
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jail or lockup on the procedures for identifying, documenting, and |
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handling a person who is potentially suicidal or has a mental health |
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condition; |
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(2) conduct and document mental health screenings |
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during the intake process; |
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(3) house in a cell with cameras any person that is |
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identified as potentially suicidal or who discloses a previous |
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diagnosis for a mental health condition; |
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(4) regularly check on each person described by |
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Subdivision (3); and |
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(5) report to the commission, in the manner prescribed |
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by the commission, any incident involving the suicide or attempted |
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suicide of a person confined in the jail or lockup not later than 48 |
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hours after the incident. |
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(b) The commission may use the information reported under |
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Subsection (a)(5) only for purposes of data collection and |
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analysis. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |