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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain standards applicable to certain prisoners |
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confined in a county jail pending transfer to the Texas Department |
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of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 511, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 511.0089 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 511.0089. PRISONERS AWAITING TRANSFER: CLASSIFICATION |
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AND HOUSING. (a) Notwithstanding Section 511.009(a), the |
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commission may not adopt a rule that establishes classification |
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requirements and minimum housing standards for any prisoner |
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awaiting transfer to a facility operated by or under contract with |
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the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following conviction of a |
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felony or revocation of community supervision, parole, or mandatory |
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supervision and for whom all paperwork and processing under Section |
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8(a), Article 42.09, Code of Criminal Procedure, for transfer has |
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been completed. |
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(b) The sheriff shall establish the classification |
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requirements and minimum housing standards that apply to a prisoner |
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described by Subsection (a). The requirements and standards |
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established under this subsection must meet or exceed the |
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classification requirements and minimum housing standards for an |
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inmate imprisoned in a facility operated by or under contract with |
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the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |