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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the access of a female inmate of the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice to certain educational and vocational programs and |
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services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 19.005, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) The district shall ensure that programs and services |
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under this chapter are made available to females confined or |
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imprisoned in the department. The district may offer a program or |
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service under this chapter through telecommunication technology to |
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satisfy the requirements of this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |