78R7163 GWK-D

By:  Flores                                                       H.B. No. 1660



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the placement of video camera surveillance systems in 
county jails.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 351, Local Government 
Code, is amended by adding Sections 351.016 and 351.017 to read as 
follows:
	Sec. 351.016.  VIDEO CAMERA SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.  Not later 
than June 1, 2008, each county jail must install and operate a video 
camera surveillance system that records video images in each jail 
corridor, solitary confinement cell, suicide watch cell, kitchen, 
and dining area or other common area.
	Sec. 351.017.  REPORT TO LEGISLATURE ON SURVEILLANCE 
SYSTEMS.  (a)  Not later than February 1, 2005, the Commission on 
Jail Standards shall submit to the presiding officer of each house 
of the legislature  a report that describes changes in technology 
affecting the installation of video camera surveillance systems 
described by Section 351.016, sources of revenue available to 
counties to pay for the surveillance systems, and areas in county 
jails not described by Section 351.016 that nonetheless should be 
monitored by surveillance systems.
	(b)  This section expires February 2, 2005.                             
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.