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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain contract and notice requirements applicable to |
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certain facilities used to house inmates or releasees from the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 493.010, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 493.010. CONTRACTS FOR MISCELLANEOUS HOUSING. (a) The |
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board, for the temporary or permanent housing of inmates, may enter |
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into leases or contract with: |
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(1) public or private jails; or |
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(2) operators of alternative housing facilities. |
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(b) The board may not enter into a lease or contract with an |
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operator of a private jail or alternative housing facility under |
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Subsection (a) unless the operator submits to the board a permit or |
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other documentation showing that the jail or facility is in |
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compliance with all applicable municipal and county regulations. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 508, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 508.158 and 508.159 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.158. ALTERNATIVE HOUSING PROGRAM. The department |
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shall require that an applicant to participate as a provider in a |
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program designed to provide alternative housing for two or more |
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unrelated releasees submit with the application, in the manner |
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specified by the department, a permit or other documentation |
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showing that the proposed alternative housing facility is in |
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compliance with all applicable municipal and county regulations. |
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Sec. 508.159. INFORMATION REGARDING ALTERNATIVE HOUSING; |
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NOTICE TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) The department shall |
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maintain the following information regarding releasees: |
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(1) a list of facilities providing alternative housing |
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to two or more unrelated releasees, including: |
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(A) the name, address, and telephone number of |
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the facility; |
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(B) the county in which the facility is located; |
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(C) information regarding whether the facility |
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is in compliance with all applicable municipal and county |
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regulations; |
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(D) the number of releasees residing at the |
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facility; and |
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(E) the maximum capacity of the facility; and |
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(2) a list of releasees being housed at a facility |
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described by Subdivision (1), including: |
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(A) the releasee's name; |
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(B) the county in which the releasee is required |
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to reside under Section 508.181; |
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(C) the county in which the releasee committed |
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the offense for which the releasee is on parole or mandatory |
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supervision; |
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(D) the alternative housing facility in which the |
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releasee resides; and |
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(E) the date on which the releasee began residing |
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at the facility. |
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(b) On request of a county or municipality, the department |
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shall provide monthly the information maintained by the department |
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under Subsection (a). A county or municipality shall notify the |
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department if the county or municipality does not want to continue |
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to receive the information. |
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(c) The department shall provide the information to a county |
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or municipality under Subsection (b) by secured electronic mail and |
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in a machine-readable format. |
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(d) On request by a member of the legislature, the |
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department shall provide the information maintained by the |
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department under Subsection (a) to the member. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Section 493.010, Government Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to a lease or contract entered |
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into on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) Section 508.158, Government Code, as added by this Act, |
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applies only to an application to participate in a program |
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described by that section that is submitted on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |