Amend CSSB 213 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 501.008, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) Not later than December 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the legislature that includes:
(1) the number of inmate grievances filed or appealed during the preceding fiscal year at each facility operated by the department or under contract with the department;
(2) information regarding the resolution of the inmate grievances; and
(3) information regarding the resources needed at the facility level to enable a facility to mitigate any issues or recurring problems relating to inmate grievances.