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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a |
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transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the |
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reimbursement of certain costs of confinement. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 493.032 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 493.032. TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR CERTAIN INMATES. The |
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department shall develop and implement a plan to effectively and |
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efficiently take custody of and transport from a county jail an |
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inmate described by Section 499.121(c) or a person described by |
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Section 508.281(a) not later than the fifth day after the date on |
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which all processing required for transferring the inmate or person |
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has been completed. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 499, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 499.1215 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 499.1215. REIMBURSEMENT TO COUNTIES. (a) A county is |
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entitled to reimbursement from the department for the cost of |
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confining an inmate described by Section 499.121(c) in a county |
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jail at a rate of $45 for each day the inmate remains confined |
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beginning on the sixth day after the date on which all processing |
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required for transfer has been completed. |
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(b) A county judge may request reimbursement by submitting |
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to the comptroller a statement of the amount for which the county is |
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entitled to reimbursement under Subsection (a). On receipt of a |
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statement from a county under this subsection, the comptroller |
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shall reimburse the county in the amount requested from funds |
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appropriated to the department. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter I, Chapter 508, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 508.285 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.285. REIMBURSEMENT TO COUNTIES. (a) A county is |
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entitled to reimbursement from the department for the cost of |
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confining a person described by Section 508.281(a) in a county jail |
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at a rate of $45 for each day the person remains confined beginning |
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on the sixth day after the date on which the county's processing |
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related to the transfer of the person to the department has been |
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completed if the person is confined after an ineligible release or |
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only on a charge that the person has committed an administrative |
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violation of release. |
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(b) A county judge may request reimbursement by submitting |
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to the comptroller a statement of the amount for which the county is |
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entitled to reimbursement under Subsection (a). On receipt of a |
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statement from a county under this subsection, the comptroller |
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shall reimburse the county in the amount requested from funds |
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appropriated to the department. |
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SECTION 4. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall develop |
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and implement the plan required by Section 493.032, Government |
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Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. Section 499.1215, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to the reimbursement of a county for the cost |
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of confinement of an inmate described by Section 499.1215(a) that |
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occurs on or after September 1, 2019, regardless of whether all |
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processing required for transfer of the inmate to the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice is completed before, on, or after |
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September 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 6. Section 508.285, Government Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to a person who is arrested on or after |
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September 1, 2019. A person arrested before September 1, 2019, is |
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governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date |
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of this Act, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 7. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |