86R11935 JG-D
By: White, et al. H.B. No. 1553
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the Commission on Jail Standards.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 511.004(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(a) The commission consists of nine members appointed by the
governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:
(1) one [. One] member who is [must be] a sheriff of a
county with a population of more than 35,000;
(2) [,] one member who is [must be] a sheriff of a
county with a population of 35,000 or less;
(3) [,] one member who is [must be] a county judge;
(4) [,] one member who is [must be] a county
commissioner;
(5) two members who are practitioners [, one must be a
practitioner] of medicine licensed by the Texas State Board of
Medical Examiners, one of whom must be board certified in
psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or the
American Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry;
(6) one member who has expertise in providing veterans
with information on the programs, services, and other resources
that are available to veterans in this state; and
(7) two members who are [the other four must be]
representatives of the general public, at [. At] least one of whom
must reside in [the four citizen members must be from] a county with
a population of 35,000 or less.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section
511.004(a), Government Code, does not affect the entitlement of a
member serving on the Commission on Jail Standards immediately
before the effective date of this Act to continue to serve for the
remainder of the member's term. As the terms of members expire, the
governor shall appoint or reappoint members to the Commission on
Jail Standards who have the qualifications required by Section
511.004, Government Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.