| 1 | 1 | | 85R25534 JG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Coleman H.B. No. 3269 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3269: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: White C.S.H.B. No. 3269 |
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| 5 | 5 | | |
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| 6 | 6 | | |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to a protocol for contraband searches conducted by the |
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| 10 | 10 | | Texas Department of Criminal Justice during extreme weather |
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| 11 | 11 | | conditions. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is |
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| 14 | 14 | | amended by adding Section 501.025 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 501.025. PROTOCOL FOR CONTRABAND SEARCH DURING EXTREME |
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| 16 | 16 | | WEATHER CONDITIONS. (a) The department shall develop and |
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| 17 | 17 | | implement a protocol for conducting a contraband search during |
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| 18 | 18 | | extreme heat or cold or other adverse weather conditions. The |
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| 19 | 19 | | protocol must include procedures for confining inmates during a |
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| 20 | 20 | | contraband search that ensure the health and safety of the inmates. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) In developing the protocol under Subsection (a), the |
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| 22 | 22 | | department shall: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (1) consult with appropriate medical personnel and |
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| 24 | 24 | | relevant stakeholders; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) take into consideration variations among the |
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| 26 | 26 | | facilities used to confine inmates. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (c) The department shall annually review the protocol |
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| 28 | 28 | | developed under Subsection (a) and update the protocol as |
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| 29 | 29 | | necessary. The department shall consult with the persons described |
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| 30 | 30 | | by Subsection (b)(1) when updating the protocol. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (d) Not later than December 1 of each year, the department |
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| 32 | 32 | | shall submit a written copy of the protocol developed under |
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| 33 | 33 | | Subsection (a) to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the |
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| 34 | 34 | | speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officer |
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| 35 | 35 | | of each legislative standing committee with primary jurisdiction |
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| 36 | 36 | | over the department. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2018, the Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | Department of Criminal Justice shall develop and implement the |
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| 39 | 39 | | protocol required under Section 501.025, Government Code, as added |
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| 40 | 40 | | by this Act. |
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| 41 | 41 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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