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| 1 | 1 | 87R1675 JG-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Meza H.B. No. 265 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a report by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on | |
| 8 | 8 | dyslexia and illiteracy among inmates. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. (a) Not later than June 1, 2022, the Texas | |
| 11 | 11 | Department of Criminal Justice shall identify each inmate confined | |
| 12 | 12 | in a facility operated by or under contract with the department who | |
| 13 | 13 | has dyslexia or is illiterate. | |
| 14 | 14 | (b) Not later than September 1, 2022, the Texas Department | |
| 15 | 15 | of Criminal Justice shall prepare and submit to the governor, the | |
| 16 | 16 | lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, | |
| 17 | 17 | and each standing committee of the legislature with primary | |
| 18 | 18 | jurisdiction over the department a written report that includes: | |
| 19 | 19 | (1) a summary of the department's findings under | |
| 20 | 20 | Subsection (a) of this section, including statistical information | |
| 21 | 21 | regarding the incidence of dyslexia and illiteracy among inmates; | |
| 22 | 22 | and | |
| 23 | 23 | (2) legislative recommendations to address the | |
| 24 | 24 | incidence of dyslexia and illiteracy among inmates. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2023. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |