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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.028 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.028. TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS AT DEPARTMENT |
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FACILITIES. The department shall ensure that the temperature in |
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each facility operated by the department is maintained at not less |
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than 65 degrees Fahrenheit or more than 85 degrees Fahrenheit. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is not |
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required to comply with the requirements of Section 501.028, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act, until September 1, 2024. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a |
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vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |