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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to reports regarding the use of restraints on pregnant |
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prisoners in county jails. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 511, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 511.0103 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 511.0103. REPORT REGARDING RESTRAINT OF PREGNANT |
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PRISONER. (a) Not later than February 1 of each year, each county |
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jail shall submit to the commission a report regarding the jail's |
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use, during the preceding calendar year, of any type of restraints |
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to control or restrict the movement of a prisoner, including a limb |
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or other part of the prisoner, who: |
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(1) is pregnant; or |
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(2) gave birth three or fewer days before the use of |
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the restraints. |
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(b) The report must include the circumstances of each use of |
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restraints, including: |
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(1) the specific type of restraints used; |
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(2) what activity the prisoner was engaged in |
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immediately before being restrained; |
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(3) whether the prisoner was restrained during or |
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after delivery; and |
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(4) the reasons supporting the determination to use |
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the restraints, a description of the process by which the |
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determination was made, and the name and title of the person or |
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persons making the determination. |
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(c) The commission shall prescribe a form for the report |
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required for this section. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2015, the Commission |
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on Jail Standards shall adopt rules to implement Section 511.0103, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |