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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain rules, policies, or procedures affecting |
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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. Chapter 492, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 492.018 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 492.018. ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION REGARDING RULES, |
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POLICIES, OR PROCEDURES AFFECTING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. (a) |
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Before adopting a rule, policy, or procedure that materially |
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affects the constitutional rights of a person confined in a |
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facility operated by or under contract with the department, the |
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board shall request an opinion from the attorney general on whether |
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the proposed rule, policy, or procedure is constitutional. |
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(b) The board may not adopt a proposed rule, policy, or |
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procedure unless the attorney general opinion states that the rule, |
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policy, or procedure is constitutional. |
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(c) The attorney general shall provide to each standing |
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committee of the legislature having primary jurisdiction over the |
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department a copy of any opinion provided to the board under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |