Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 367 continues the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, updates sections relating to sunset recommendations that are applied to all agencies, and sets September 1, 2009, as the commission's next sunset review date.

            Senate Bill 367 amends Government Code provisions relating to the regulation of out-of-state inmates. The act specifies that, other than the state, only a county, a municipality, or a private correctional facility that contracts with a county or municipality may accept out-of-state inmates. It requires a contract between a county or municipality and another state or jurisdiction to contain certain provisions and prohibits a private vendor from contracting directly with another state. The act also transfers responsibility for adopting rules to regulate the number of federal and out-of-state prisoners that may be housed in certain facilities from the Texas Board of Criminal Justice to the commission and excludes jails or correctional facilities that house only federal prisoners from the commission's authority.

            The commission is also required to schedule announced and unannounced inspections of a jail based on the facility's compliance history and other high-risk factors.