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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to training requirements applicable to a jailer at a |
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private correctional facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1701.3101 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1701.3101. JAILER AT PRIVATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. |
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(a) This section applies only to a person serving as a jailer in a |
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correctional facility operated by a private vendor. |
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(b) The commission by rule shall require a jailer to whom |
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this section applies to complete the preparatory training program |
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described by Section 1701.310 not later than the 180th day after the |
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date the jailer is hired. A jailer who does not complete the |
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program as required by this subsection shall be removed from the |
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position and may not serve as a jailer in any facility until |
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completing the program. |
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(c) A jailer may not serve in a supervisory position unless |
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the person has satisfactorily completed the preparatory training |
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program. |
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(d) A jailer who has not satisfactorily completed the |
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preparatory training program must be under the direct supervision |
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of a jailer who has satisfactorily completed the preparatory |
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training program. |
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(e) At any time, the number of jailers employed at a |
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facility operated by a private vendor who have not satisfactorily |
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completed the training program may not exceed 10 percent of the |
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total number of jailers employed at that facility. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |