| 1 | 1 | | 87R11121 EAS-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Meza H.B. No. 2752 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to a study on the impact of the use of administrative |
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| 8 | 8 | | segregation on inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "department" means the |
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| 11 | 11 | | Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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| 12 | 12 | | (b) The comptroller of public accounts, in coordination |
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| 13 | 13 | | with the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of |
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| 14 | 14 | | State Health Services, shall conduct a study on the impact of the |
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| 15 | 15 | | use of administrative segregation on inmates confined in facilities |
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| 16 | 16 | | operated by or under contract with the department. The study must |
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| 17 | 17 | | evaluate the impact of administrative segregation on an inmate's |
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| 18 | 18 | | physical and mental health. The department shall provide access to |
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| 19 | 19 | | facilities and records and otherwise assist the comptroller in |
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| 20 | 20 | | conducting the study. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (c) Not later than December 1, 2022, the comptroller shall |
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| 22 | 22 | | prepare and submit a written report containing the results of the |
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| 23 | 23 | | study and any legislative recommendations to: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (1) the governor; |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) the lieutenant governor; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (3) the speaker of the house of representatives; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (4) each standing committee of the legislature having |
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| 28 | 28 | | primary jurisdiction over the department; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (5) the department; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | (6) the Legislative Budget Board. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (d) This Act expires September 1, 2023. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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