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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the capacity of certain correctional facilities |
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operated under contracts between the Texas Board of Criminal |
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Justice and a private vendor or county commissioners court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 495.001(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) A facility operated, maintained, and managed under this |
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subchapter by a private vendor or county must: |
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(1) hold not more than an average daily population of |
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1,500 [1,000] inmates; |
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(2) comply with federal constitutional standards and |
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applicable court orders; and |
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(3) receive and retain, as an individual facility, |
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accreditation from the American Correctional Association. |
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SECTION 2. Section 495.007, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 495.007. LIMITATION. The board may not enter into |
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contracts under this subchapter for more than 5,580 [4,580] beds. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |