Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 939 amends provisions of the Health and Safety Code relating to the control of tuberculosis in certain jail populations. The act requires an inmate who will probably be confined in a jail or community corrections facility for more than seven days, rather than 14 days, to undergo a screening test for tuberculosis. The act expands certain provisions relating to the control of tuberculosis in county jails to include any county jail that houses inmates who are from another state or who have been transferred from a county jail with a capacity of at least 100 beds. In addition, Senate Bill 939 requires any corrections facility to report to the Texas Department of Health the release of an offender who is receiving treatment for tuberculosis and requires the department to arrange for continuity of care for the offender. The act amends the Government Code to authorize the Commission on Jail Standards to bring an action to enforce or enjoin a violation of these provisions.