79S30487 PEP-D

By:  Madden                                                       H.B. No. 87 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the capacity of certain correctional facilities 
operated under contracts between the Texas Board of Criminal 
Justice and a private vendor or county commissioners court.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 495.001(b), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(b)  A facility operated, maintained, and managed under this 
subchapter by a private vendor or county must:
		(1)  hold not more than an average daily population of 
1,200 [1,000] inmates;
		(2)  comply with federal constitutional standards and 
applicable court orders; and
		(3)  receive and retain, as an individual facility, 
accreditation from the American Correctional Association.
	SECTION 2.  Section 495.007, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	Sec. 495.007.  LIMITATION. The board may not enter into 
contracts under this subchapter for more than 4,780 [4,580] beds.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the 
legislative session.