Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R8888 JDK-D
2	2	By: Canales H.B. No. 3006
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the purchase and installation of climate control
10	10	systems at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal
11	11	Justice.
12	12	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
13	13	SECTION 1. (a) In this section:
14	14	(1) "Department" means the Texas Department of
15	15	Criminal Justice.
16	16	(2) "Required temperature-controlled area" means the
17	17	following areas of a facility operated by the department:
18	18	(A) hospitals;
19	19	(B) visiting areas;
20	20	(C) housing or dormitory areas;
21	21	(D) trustee areas;
22	22	(E) areas used for medical treatment or care,
23	23	including areas used for dispensing medication to inmates;
24	24	(F) kitchens or dining areas;
25	25	(G) food preparation areas;
26	26	(H) community areas, including dayrooms;
27	27	(I) laundry areas;
28	28	(J) areas used for work stations;
29	29	(K) indoor recreational areas, including
30	30	gymnasiums;
31	31	(L) restroom and shower areas and other areas
32	32	related to inmate hygiene;
33	33	(M) administrative areas;
34	34	(N) correctional officer stations, including
35	35	guard post areas;
36	36	(O) commissary areas;
37	37	(P) areas used for programmatic, educational, or
38	38	vocational purposes;
39	39	(Q) chapels or churches;
40	40	(R) libraries; and
41	41	(S) maintenance areas.
42	42	(b) The department shall:
43	43	(1) contract with a private entity through a
44	44	competitive bidding process to purchase and install climate control
45	45	systems at each facility operated by the department that is not
46	46	currently equipped with a climate control system capable of
47	47	maintaining the temperature in the required temperature-controlled
48	48	areas of the facility at not less than 65 degrees Fahrenheit or more
49	49	than 85 degrees Fahrenheit; and
50	50	(2) install the climate control systems in the
51	51	following phases, with each phase consisting of the installation of
52	52	climate control systems at approximately one-third of the
53	53	department's facilities at a cost not to exceed $100 million per
54	54	phase:
55	55	(A) phase one to be completed not later than
56	56	December 31, 2028;
57	57	(B) phase two to be completed not later than
58	58	December 31, 2030; and
59	59	(C) phase three to be completed not later than
60	60	December 31, 2032.
61	61	(c) In conducting the competitive bidding process, the
62	62	department shall solicit bids for the entire scope of the project,
63	63	provided that the department may solicit bids for each phase of the
64	64	project if necessary or beneficial.
65	65	(d) In soliciting bids and determining the requirements for
66	66	the phased implementation of the project, the department shall:
67	67	(1) prioritize the efficient use of state resources;
68	68	and
69	69	(2) consider factors such as:
70	70	(A) the type of climate control systems needed
71	71	for each facility, including the architectural design of each
72	72	facility;
73	73	(B) the ability of any existing climate control
74	74	systems in each facility to maintain the air temperature in the
75	75	required temperature-controlled areas of the facility at not less
76	76	than 65 degrees Fahrenheit or more than 85 degrees Fahrenheit;
77	77	(C) the comparable abilities of different
78	78	climate control systems to maintain the temperature described by
79	79	Paragraph (B) of this subdivision, including the total cellblock or
80	80	dormitory square footage each system is capable of maintaining at
81	81	that temperature; and
82	82	(D) the use of inmate labor to decrease costs.
83	83	SECTION 2. This Act expires January 1, 2035.
84	84	SECTION 3. (a) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is
85	85	required to implement a provision of this Act only if:
86	86	(1) the legislature allocates available federal funds
87	87	specifically for that purpose; or
88	88	(2) the legislature specifically appropriates state
89	89	funds to the department for the purpose of implementing a provision
90	90	of this Act.
91	91	(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a)(2) of this section,
92	92	the Texas Department of Criminal Justice may not implement a
93	93	provision of this Act using state funds.
94	94	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
95	95	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
96	96	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
97	97	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
98	98	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.