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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the timely transfer of certain inmates from county |
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jails to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 499.121, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), on and after |
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September 1, 2011, the department has a duty to accept, not later |
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than the 30th day after the date on which all processing required |
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for transfer has been completed, each inmate confined in a county |
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jail while under an order of commitment to the department following |
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conviction of a felony of the first, second, or third degree or a |
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capital felony. |
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SECTION 2. Section 499.071, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 499.071. SCHEDULED ADMISSIONS POLICY. The board shall |
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adopt and enforce a scheduled admissions policy that: |
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(1) permits the department [institutional division] |
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to accept inmates within 45 days of processing as required by |
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Section 499.121(c); and |
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(2) requires the department to accept inmates within |
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30 days of processing as required by Section 499.121(c-1). |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the acceptance by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of an |
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inmate who is confined in a county jail and is under an order of |
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commitment to the department that is entered on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. The acceptance by the Texas Department |
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of Criminal Justice of an inmate who is confined in a county jail |
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and is under an order of commitment to the department that is |
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entered before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the order of commitment was entered, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |