The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend the Government Code as it relates to contracts for correctional facilities and services. Under the provisions of the bill, the Board of Criminal Justice would be able to enter into a contract with a private vendor under which the vendor would construct a correctional facility and lease it to the board for use by the Department of Criminal Justice.
This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the demand for state correctional resources. The bill does not expressly create a felony offense, increase the punishment for an existing misdemeanor to that of a felony, increase the punishment for an existing felony offense or category of felony level offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for felony community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.