TO: | Honorable Jim McReynolds, Chair, House Committee on Corrections |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1714 by Dutton (Relating to the repeal of the authority of a county to contract with a private entity for jail facilities.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Government Code and the Health and Safety Code regarding contracts between counties and a private vendor for professional services related to a correctional facility. The bill would repeal Subchapter F, Chapter 351, Local Government Code, to remove from statute the authority of a county commissioners court to contract with a private organization to place inmates in a detention facility operated by the organization.
The proposed change in law would not apply to a contract executed under Subchapter F, Local Government Code, before the effective date of the bill. The bill would take effect immediately if it were to receive the required two-thirds vote in each house; otherwise, it would take effect September 1, 2009.
The Commission on Jail Standards does not anticipate any significant fiscal impact to the agency or the state as a result of the provisions of the bill.
Source Agencies: | 409 Commission on Jail Standards
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ESi, DB
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