| 1 | 1 | | 88R5562 BDP-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Sherman, Sr., Allen, Bonnen, Canales, H.B. No. 1355 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Leach |
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| 6 | 6 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 7 | 7 | | AN ACT |
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| 8 | 8 | | relating to air conditioning requirements at facilities operated by |
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| 9 | 9 | | the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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| 10 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 11 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is |
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| 12 | 12 | | amended by adding Section 501.028 to read as follows: |
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| 13 | 13 | | Sec. 501.028. AIR CONDITIONING REQUIREMENTS AT DEPARTMENT |
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| 14 | 14 | | FACILITIES. The department shall ensure that each cellblock, |
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| 15 | 15 | | dormitory, and common area in a facility operated by the department |
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| 16 | 16 | | is equipped with an air conditioning unit that is operating to |
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| 17 | 17 | | maintain the air temperature at not less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit |
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| 18 | 18 | | or more than 85 degrees Fahrenheit. |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is not |
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| 20 | 20 | | required to comply with the requirements of Section 501.028, |
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| 21 | 21 | | Government Code, as added by this Act, until September 1, 2025. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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