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House Bill 2831 |
House Author: White et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-21 |
Senate Sponsor: Miles |
House Bill 2831 amends the Government Code and Occupations Code to require the Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) to establish an advisory committee to gather and review data regarding the confinement in county jails of persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities, to provide recommendations and guidelines to sheriffs and counties regarding such confinement, and to assist TCJS in monitoring the intake processes in county jails to assess each county jail's ability to properly identify persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities and assist county jails in improving the intake processes for persons with such disabilities.
House Bill 2831 additionally provides that TCJS, with assistance from the advisory committee, must prepare and submit a report to each sheriff and to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over TCJS that includes a discussion of any deficiencies in the intake processes that have been identified by TCJS and recommendations to improve county jail practices regarding identifying persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and TCJS, with the assistance of the advisory committee, must jointly develop a training program for county jailers related to interacting with a person with intellectual or developmental disabilities.