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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study of the expenses of health care for certain |
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elderly inmates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. INMATE HEALTH CARE STUDY. (a) The Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice shall conduct a study to determine |
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the number of inmates 55 years of age or older who: |
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(1) receive health care services from the department; |
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and |
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(2) have never been convicted of or received a grant of |
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deferred adjudication for an offense described by Section 3g, |
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Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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(b) After determining the number of inmates described by |
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Subsection (a), the department shall determine the amount of |
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savings that would result to the state in health care services costs |
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if the department were to release the inmates into the community on |
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parole. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2008, the department shall |
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submit a report to the legislature regarding the results of the |
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study conducted under this section. |
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SECTION 2. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September |
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1, 2007. |