Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1956 Compare Versions

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1		-	~~86R27796~~ MAW-F
	1	+	86R7886 MAW-F
2	2		By: Dutton H.B. No. 1956
3		-	Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1956:
4		-	By: Allen C.S.H.B. No. 1956
5	3
6	4
7	5		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	6		AN ACT
9	7		relating to certain contract and notice requirements applicable to
10	8		certain facilities used to house inmates or releasees from the
11	9		Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
12	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	11		SECTION 1. Section 493.010, Government Code, is amended to
14	12		read as follows:
15	13		Sec. 493.010. CONTRACTS FOR MISCELLANEOUS HOUSING. (a) The
16	14		board, for the temporary or permanent housing of inmates, may enter
17	15		into leases or contract with:
18	16		(1) public or private jails; or
19	17		(2) operators of alternative housing facilities.
20	18		(b) The board may not enter into a lease or contract with an
21		-	operator of an alternative housing facility that is located in a
22		-	county with a population of 3.3 million or more unless the operator
23		-	submits to the board a permit or other documentation showing that
24		-	the facility is in compliance with all applicable municipal and
25		-	county regulations.
26		-	SECTION 2. Chapter 508, Government Code, is amended by
27		-	adding Subchapter E-1 to read as follows:
28		-	SUBCHAPTER E-1. ALTERNATIVE HOUSING IN CERTAIN COUNTIES
29		-	Sec. 508.171. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only
30		-	with respect to alternative housing that is located in a county with
31		-	a population of 3.3 million or more.
32		-	Sec. 508.172. ALTERNATIVE HOUSING PROGRAM. The department
	19	+	operator of a private jail or alternative housing facility under
	20	+	Subsection (a) unless the operator submits to the board a permit or
	21	+	other documentation showing that the jail or facility is in
	22	+	compliance with all applicable municipal and county regulations.
	23	+	SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 508, Government Code, is
	24	+	amended by adding Sections 508.158 and 508.159 to read as follows:
	25	+	Sec. 508.158. ALTERNATIVE HOUSING PROGRAM. The department
33	26		shall require that an applicant to participate as a provider in a
34	27		program designed to provide alternative housing for two or more
35	28		unrelated releasees submit with the application, in the manner
36	29		specified by the department, a permit or other documentation
37	30		showing that the proposed alternative housing facility is in
38	31		compliance with all applicable municipal and county regulations.
39		-	Sec. 508.~~173~~. INFORMATION REGARDING ALTERNATIVE HOUSING;
	32	+	Sec. 508.159. INFORMATION REGARDING ALTERNATIVE HOUSING;
40	33		NOTICE TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) The department shall
41	34		maintain the following information regarding releasees:
42	35		(1) a list of facilities providing alternative housing
43	36		to two or more unrelated releasees, including:
44	37		(A) the name, address, and telephone number of
45	38		the facility;
46	39		(B) the county in which the facility is located;
47	40		(C) information regarding whether the facility
48	41		is in compliance with all applicable municipal and county
49	42		regulations;
50	43		(D) the number of releasees residing at the
51	44		facility; and
52	45		(E) the maximum capacity of the facility; and
53	46		(2) a list of releasees being housed at a facility
54	47		described by Subdivision (1), including:
55	48		(A) the releasee's name;
56	49		(B) the county in which the releasee is required
57	50		to reside under Section 508.181;
58	51		(C) the county in which the releasee committed
59	52		the offense for which the releasee is on parole or mandatory
60	53		supervision;
61	54		(D) the alternative housing facility in which the
62	55		releasee resides; and
63	56		(E) the date on which the releasee began residing
64	57		at the facility.
65	58		(b) On request of a county or municipality, the department
66	59		shall provide monthly the information maintained by the department
67	60		under Subsection (a). A county or municipality shall notify the
68	61		department if the county or municipality does not want to continue
69	62		to receive the information.
70	63		(c) The department shall provide the information to a county
71	64		or municipality under Subsection (b) by secured electronic mail and
72	65		in a machine-readable format.
73	66		(d) On request by a member of the legislature, the
74	67		department shall provide the information maintained by the
75	68		department under Subsection (a) to the member.
76	69		SECTION 3. (a) Section 493.010, Government Code, as
77	70		amended by this Act, applies only to a lease or contract entered
78	71		into on or after the effective date of this Act.
79		-	(b) Section 508.~~172~~, Government Code, as added by this Act,
	72	+	(b) Section 508.158, Government Code, as added by this Act,
80	73		applies only to an application to participate in a program
81	74		described by that section that is submitted on or after the
82	75		effective date of this Act.
83	76		SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.