H.B. No. 3606
AN ACT
relating to the provision of vocational training to inmates
confined in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice transfer
facility.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 499, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 499.156 to read as follows:
Sec. 499.156. VOCATIONAL TRAINING. The department shall
adopt a policy under which a representative of a public or private
entity, including a public or private institution of higher
education, may provide vocational training on a voluntary basis to
inmates confined in a transfer facility authorized under this
subchapter.
SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall adopt
the policy required by Section 499.156, Government Code, as added
by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3606 was passed by the House on April
30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 3606 was passed by the Senate on May
26, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor