85R25534 JG-D
By: Coleman H.B. No. 3269
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3269:
By: White C.S.H.B. No. 3269
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a protocol for contraband searches conducted by the
Texas Department of Criminal Justice during extreme weather
conditions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 501.025 to read as follows:
Sec. 501.025. PROTOCOL FOR CONTRABAND SEARCH DURING EXTREME
WEATHER CONDITIONS. (a) The department shall develop and
implement a protocol for conducting a contraband search during
extreme heat or cold or other adverse weather conditions. The
protocol must include procedures for confining inmates during a
contraband search that ensure the health and safety of the inmates.
(b) In developing the protocol under Subsection (a), the
department shall:
(1) consult with appropriate medical personnel and
relevant stakeholders; and
(2) take into consideration variations among the
facilities used to confine inmates.
(c) The department shall annually review the protocol
developed under Subsection (a) and update the protocol as
necessary. The department shall consult with the persons described
by Subsection (b)(1) when updating the protocol.
(d) Not later than December 1 of each year, the department
shall submit a written copy of the protocol developed under
Subsection (a) to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officer
of each legislative standing committee with primary jurisdiction
over the department.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2018, the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice shall develop and implement the
protocol required under Section 501.025, Government Code, as added
by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.