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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the impact of the use of administrative |
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segregation on inmates of the 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. (a) In this section, "department" means the |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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(b) The comptroller of public accounts, in coordination |
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with the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of |
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State Health Services, shall conduct a study on the impact of the |
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use of administrative segregation on inmates confined in facilities |
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operated by or under contract with the department. The study must |
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evaluate the impact of administrative segregation on an inmate's |
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physical and mental health. The department shall provide access to |
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facilities and records and otherwise assist the comptroller in |
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conducting the study. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2022, the comptroller shall |
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prepare and submit a written report containing the results of the |
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study and any legislative recommendations to: |
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(1) the governor; |
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(2) the lieutenant governor; |
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(3) the speaker of the house of representatives; |
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(4) each standing committee of the legislature having |
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primary jurisdiction over the department; |
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(5) the department; and |
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(6) the Legislative Budget Board. |
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(d) This Act expires September 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |