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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of proceeds from a county jail's commissary |
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operation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 351.0415(c) and (g), Local Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The sheriff or the sheriff's designee may use commissary |
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proceeds only to: |
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(1) fund, staff, and equip a program addressing the |
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social needs of the inmates, including an educational or |
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recreational program and religious or rehabilitative counseling; |
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(2) supply inmates with clothing, writing materials, |
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and hygiene supplies; |
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(3) establish, staff, and equip the commissary |
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operation and fund the salaries of staff responsible for managing |
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the inmates' commissary accounts; |
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(4) fund, staff, and equip both an educational and a |
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law library for the educational use of inmates; [or] |
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(5) fund physical plant improvements, technology, |
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equipment, programs, services, and activities that provide for the |
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well-being, health, safety, and security of the inmates and the |
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facility; or |
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(6) pay fees to the Commission on Jail Standards under |
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Section 511.0091, Government Code. |
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(g) Commissary proceeds may be used only for the purposes |
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described in Subsection (c). Except as provided by Subsection |
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(c)(6), a [A] commissioners court may not use commissary proceeds |
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to fund the budgetary operating expenses of a county jail. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |