Bill Text: TX HB1266 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Relating to a review of and report regarding the use of adult and juvenile administrative segregation in facilities in this state.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-05-04 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB1266 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB1266-Comm_Sub.html
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By: Guillen | H.B. No. 1266 | ||
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1266: | |||
By: Parker | C.S.H.B. No. 1266 |
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relating to a review of and report regarding the use of adult and | ||
juvenile administrative segregation in facilities in this state. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "facility" means: | ||
(1) a facility operated by or under contract with the | ||
Texas Department of Criminal Justice; | ||
(2) a facility operated by a municipality, or a | ||
private vendor on behalf of a municipality, for the confinement of a | ||
person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal | ||
offense; or | ||
(3) a public or private juvenile secure detention | ||
facility. | ||
SECTION 2. REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION POLICIES. | ||
The Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee shall appoint | ||
an independent third party to conduct a review of facilities in this | ||
state regarding the facilities' use of adult and juvenile | ||
administrative segregation and related statistics, including: | ||
(1) classification to administrative segregation and | ||
release from administrative segregation; | ||
(2) security threat group classification; | ||
(3) notification of release and release procedures; | ||
(4) access of adults and juveniles confined in | ||
administrative segregation to: | ||
(A) mental health services; | ||
(B) health care services; | ||
(C) substance abuse programs and services; | ||
(D) reentry resources and transitional programs | ||
and services; and | ||
(E) other programs and services that are | ||
available to the general adult and juvenile population; | ||
(5) access of adults confined in administrative | ||
segregation to programs and services for adults who are veterans; | ||
(6) the number of adults and juveniles confined in | ||
administrative segregation who were referred to mental health | ||
professionals; | ||
(7) the average length of time adults and juveniles | ||
were continuously confined in administrative segregation; and | ||
(8) the rate of recidivism among adults and juveniles | ||
who were confined in administrative segregation at any time. | ||
SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than December 31, 2014, the | ||
independent third party shall provide a report of the third party's | ||
findings and recommendations to the governor, the lieutenant | ||
governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the | ||
standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over | ||
criminal justice matters. At a minimum, the report must contain | ||
detailed recommendations to: | ||
(1) reduce the administrative segregation population | ||
in facilities in this state; | ||
(2) divert adults and juveniles with mental illness | ||
from administrative segregation; and | ||
(3) decrease the length of time adults and juveniles | ||
are confined in administrative segregation in facilities in this | ||
state. | ||
SECTION 4. PUBLIC INFORMATION. Chapter 552, Government | ||
Code, applies to: | ||
(1) the review conducted by the independent third | ||
party under this Act and all information gathered and analyzed for | ||
that review, including background research and any report or | ||
summary; and | ||
(2) the report submitted by the independent third | ||
party under Section 3 of this Act. | ||
SECTION 5. EXPIRATION. This Act expires February 1, 2015. | ||
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | ||
1, 2013. |