By Garcia H.B. No. 2015 77R4682 GWK-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Criminal 1-3 Justice to build or contract for the construction of a secure 1-4 correctional facility. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 496, Government Code, is 1-7 amended by adding Section 496.008 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 496.008. CONSTRUCTION MORATORIUM. (a) The department, 1-9 during the period beginning September 1, 2001, and ending August 1-10 31, 2005, may not begin building or enter into a contract for the 1-11 construction of a secure correctional facility. 1-12 (b) This section expires September 1, 2005. 1-13 SECTION 2. Section 413.013, Government Code, is amended by 1-14 adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: 1-15 (c)(1) For the 78th and 79th regular sessions of the 1-16 legislature, the policy council shall include with the plan 1-17 required to be submitted to the legislature by this section a 1-18 special report. The special report must include a study that: 1-19 (A) focuses primarily on projected capacity and 1-20 population and the success of programs and services offered by the 1-21 Texas Department of Criminal Justice with the primary purpose of 1-22 rehabilitating inmates; and 1-23 (B) is more detailed than the projections and 1-24 reviews provided by Sections 413.015 and 413.022, respectively. 2-1 (2) In addition to the study required by Subdivision 2-2 (1), the special report must contain the recommendations of the 2-3 policy council as to those rehabilitation programs not currently 2-4 used in this state that show, in the opinion of the council, the 2-5 most promise for both reducing recidivism and protecting public 2-6 safety. 2-7 (3) This subsection expires September 1, 2005. 2-8 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 2-9 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 2-10 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 2-11 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 2-12 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.