Honorable James White, Chair, House Committee on Corrections
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3269 by Coleman (relating to a protocol for contraband searches conducted by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice during extreme weather conditions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Government Code to require the Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to develop and implement a protocol for conducting contraband searches during certain weather conditions. TDCJ anticipates any additional work resulting from the parovisions of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2017 and TDCJ would be required to implement the protocol by December 1, 2018.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
409 Commission on Jail Standards, 696 Department of Criminal Justice