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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to rules or procedures of the Commission on Jail Standards |
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regarding prisoner visitation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 511.009(a-1), Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A county jail that as of September 1, 2015, has |
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incurred significant design, engineering, or construction costs to |
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provide prisoner visitation that does not comply with a rule or |
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procedure adopted under Subsection (a)(20), or does not have the |
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physical plant capability to provide the in-person prisoner |
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visitation required by a rule or procedure adopted under Subsection |
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(a)(20), is not required to comply with any commission rule or |
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procedure adopted under Subsection (a)(20). Any addition to or |
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renovation of a county jail to which this subsection applies is not |
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required to comply with any commission rule or procedure adopted |
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under Subsection (a)(20). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |