79R4446 MFC-D

By:  Jones of Dallas                                              H.B. No. 1383



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a study of the expenses of health care for certain 
elderly inmates.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  INMATE HEALTH CARE STUDY.  (a)  The Texas 
Department of Criminal Justice shall conduct a study to determine 
the number of inmates 60 years of age or older who receive health 
care services from the department and who may be released into the 
community on parole with the reasonable belief that the inmates 
will not engage in any criminal conduct after release.
	(b)  After determining the number of inmates described by 
Subsection (a), the department shall determine the amount of 
savings that would result to the state in health care services costs 
if the department were to release the inmates into the community on 
parole.
	(c)  Not later than December 1, 2006, the department shall 
submit a report to the legislature regarding the results of the 
study conducted under this section.
	SECTION 2.  EXPIRATION.  This Act expires January 1, 2007.                     
	SECTION 3.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect September 
1, 2005.