SRC-AMY C.S.H.B. 681 78(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterC.S.H.B. 681 78R14769 MXM-FBy: Farrar (Lindsay) Intergovernmental Relations 5-7-2003 Committee Report (Substituted) DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently, in a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more a private vendor or county is prohibited from establishing a jail, detention center, work camp or related facility within onehalf mile of a public school, institution of higher education, or place of worship. C.S.H.B. 681 exempts a booking facility that will be established within 500 feet of an existing county jail or detention facility from the prohibition that a private vendor or county not establish a jail, detention center, work camp or related facility within one-half mile of a public school, institution of higher education, or place of worship in a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 361.067, Local Government Code, as follows: Sec. 361.067. LOCATION OF JAIL RESTRICTED IN POPULOUS MUNICIPALITY. (a) Creates this subsection from existing text. (b) Provides that Subsection (a) does not apply to a booking facility that will be established within 500 feet of an existing county jail or detention facility. SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2003.