Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1514 amends the Transportation Code to authorize the Texas Transportation Commission to permit the Texas Department of Transportation to contract with a private correctional facility as well as a criminal justice agency for inmate labor or the labor of individuals placed on community supervision for a state highway improvement project. It also allows the commission to authorize the department and the State Soil and Water Conservation Board to contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for inmate labor or the labor of individuals placed on community supervision for a brush control project. The act prohibits the transfer of public funds to a private correctional facility for the use of inmate labor.