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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain inspections of county jails by the Commission |
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on Jail Standards. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 511, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 511.0107 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 511.0107. UNANNOUNCED ANNUAL INSPECTIONS OF COUNTY |
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JAILS. (a) The commission shall annually conduct an unannounced |
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inspection of each county jail. The inspection must evaluate: |
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(1) the jail's treatment of and policies regarding |
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pregnant prisoners, including the jail's compliance with: |
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(A) the minimum requirements established under |
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Section 511.009(a)(18); and |
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(B) the rules and procedures established under |
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Section 511.0104, as added by Chapter 1074 (H.B. 1651), Acts of the |
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86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019; and |
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(2) the living conditions and general welfare of all |
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prisoners. |
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(b) The commission may conduct the inspection required |
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under this section in conjunction with an inspection conducted |
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under Section 511.009(a)(9) or (15). |
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(c) The commission shall: |
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(1) annually hold a public meeting on the commission's |
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findings concerning the inspections conducted under this section |
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during the preceding year; and |
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(2) include in the annual report submitted under |
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Section 511.015: |
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(A) the findings described by Subdivision (1); |
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and |
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(B) any recommendations for legislative or other |
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action. |
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(d) In developing recommendations under Subsection (c)(2), |
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the commission shall solicit and consider stakeholder input. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect January 1, 2022. |