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	Amend SB 1009 (house committee printing) as follows:                         

(1)  In the recital to SECTION 12 of the bill (page 14, line 	27), strike "Section 511.018" and substitute "Sections 511.018 and 
511.019".
	(2)  In SECTION 12 of the bill, immediately following added 
Section 511.018, Government Code (page 15, between lines 22 and 
23), insert the following:
	Sec. 511.019.  STUDY REGARDING COMMISSARY PRICING POLICIES.  
(a)  The commission shall conduct a study regarding:
		(1)  the policies of county jails and of private 
facilities housing county inmates under contract with a county 
relating to the prices at which items are offered for sale at a 
commissary operated by or under contract with the jail or private 
facility; and
		(2)  whether the policies described by Subdivision (1) 
ensure that the commissary offers items for sale to inmates at a 
reasonable price.
	(b)  In conducting the study required by this section, the 
commission shall examine a cross-section of county jails and 
private facilities, including jails and private facilities in urban 
and rural counties and counties with a small or large population.
	(c)  Not later than September 1, 2010, the commission shall 
report the results of the study conducted under this section to the 
governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of 
representatives, and the standing committees in the senate and 
house of representatives that have primary jurisdiction over 
corrections.  The report may include recommendations for the 
adoption of rules by the commission or for legislation to address 
any concerns discussed in the report.
	(d)  This section expires October 1, 2010.