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TX Govt Code § 497.0527 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.0527. Complaints

Sec. 497.0527.  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The board shall maintain a file on each written complaint filed with the board in relation to a private sector prison industries program.  The file must include:(1)  the name of the person who filed the complaint;(2)  the date the complaint is received by the board;(3)  the subject matter of the complaint;(4)  the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;(5)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and(6)  an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the board closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.(b)  The board shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of the board's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.(c)  The board, at least quarterly until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and each person who is a subject of the complaint of the status of the investigation, unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 2.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 8, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 497.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.056. Private Sector Prison Industries Account

Sec. 497.056.  PRIVATE SECTOR PRISON INDUSTRIES ACCOUNT.  (a)  The department shall forward money collected under Section 497.0581 to the comptroller.  The comptroller shall deposit the money in the general revenue fund.(b)  The private sector prison industry account is created as an account in the general revenue fund.  Money in the account may be appropriated only to:(1)  recruit corporations to participate as private sector industries programs;(2)  pay costs of the board and department in implementing this subchapter, including the cost to the department in reimbursing board members for expenses;  and(3)  pay costs associated with the storage of evidence:(A)  containing biological material and used in the prosecution and conviction of an offense; or(B)  of a sexual assault or other sex offense.(c)  On each certification by the department that an amount has been deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund from deductions from participants' wages under Section 497.0581, the comptroller shall transfer an equivalent amount from the general revenue fund to the private sector prison industry account, until the balance in the account is $1 million.  The balance of the account may not exceed $1 million.(d)  The department during each calendar quarter shall make a certification of the amount deposited during the previous calendar quarter to the credit of the general revenue fund from deductions from participants' wages under Section 497.0581.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.26, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 9, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 10, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 497.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.057. Rules

Sec. 497.057.  RULES.  The board shall adopt rules as necessary to ensure that the private sector prison industries program authorized by this subchapter is in compliance with the federal prison enhancement certification program established under 18 U.S.C. Section 1761.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 11, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 497.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.058. Piecp Wage

Sec. 497.058.  PIECP WAGE.  (a)  The board by rule shall require that participants at each private sector prison industries program be paid not less than the prison industry enhancement certification program (PIECP) wage as computed by the Texas Workforce Commission, except that:(1)  the board may permit employers to pay a participant the federal minimum wage for the two-month period beginning on the date participation begins; and(2)  the minimum wage for participants committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, because of the age of the participants and the extensive training component of their employment, is the federal minimum wage.(b)  For the purposes of computations required by this section:(1)  the PIECP wage is the wage paid by the employer for work of a similar nature in the location in which the work is performed;(2)  in the event that the employer has no employees other than those employed under this subchapter performing work of a similar nature within the location, the prevailing wage for work of a similar nature is determined by reference to openings and wages by occupation data collected by the labor market information department of the Texas Workforce Commission;  and(3)  the location in which work is performed is the local workforce development area in which the work is performed.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.27, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1056, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 12, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 98, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 497.0581 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.0581. Participant Contributions; Assistance Account

Sec. 497.0581.  PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS; ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT.  (a)  The board by rule shall determine the amount of deductions to be taken from wages received by the participant under this subchapter and the disbursement of those deductions.  The board may establish deductions for participants committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department that are different than deductions established for other participants in the program.  In determining the amount of deductions under this section, the board shall ensure that the deductions do not place the private sector prison industries programs in the department in noncompliance with the federal prison enhancement certification program established under 18 U.S.C. Section 1761.(b)  The private sector prison industry crime victims assistance account is created as an account in the general revenue fund.  Money in the account may be appropriated only to the board for the purpose of aiding victims of crime, under rules adopted by the board.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.28, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1056, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 13, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 99, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 497.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.059. Limiting Impact of Certification on Non-Prison Industry

Sec. 497.059.  LIMITING IMPACT OF CERTIFICATION ON NON-PRISON INDUSTRY.  (a)  The board may not grant initial certification to a private sector prison industries program if the board determines that the operation of the program would result in the loss of existing jobs provided by any employer in this state.(b)  The board shall adopt rules to determine whether a program would cause the loss of existing jobs of a specific type provided by an employer in this state.(c)  For the purposes of this section, a program does not result in the loss of existing jobs if, at the time of initial certification, the jobs are performed by workers in a foreign country.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.29, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1056, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 14, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 15, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 497.0595 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.0595. Limitation on Contracts

Sec. 497.0595.  LIMITATION ON CONTRACTS.  (a)  A governmental entity may not enter into a contract or renew a contract with an employer for a private sector prison industries program under this subchapter if the board determines that the contract has negatively affected or would negatively affect any employer in this state, including through the loss of existing jobs provided by the employer to employees in this state who are not incarcerated or imprisoned.(b)  The board shall adopt rules that establish a procedure to be used in making the determination described by Subsection (a).  The procedure must allow an aggrieved employer in this state to submit a sworn statement to the board alleging that the employer has been or would be negatively affected by the contract to be entered into or renewed.(c)  For the purposes of this section, a contract does not negatively affect an employer if the only negative effect alleged in a sworn statement by the employer is the loss of existing jobs that, at the time the sworn statement is submitted to the board, are performed by workers in a foreign country.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 16, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 497.0596 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.0596. Notice Concerning Certain Contracts

Sec. 497.0596.  NOTICE CONCERNING CERTAIN CONTRACTS.  (a)  Not later than the 60th day before the date a governmental entity intends to enter into a contract with an employer for a private sector prison industries program under this subchapter, the governmental entity shall notify:(1)  the state senator and state representative in whose district the program covered by the contract is or will be located;(2)  the executive heads of the Texas AFL-CIO, the Texas Association of Manufacturers, the National Federation of Independent Business/Texas, the Texas Association of Business, and the Texas Association of Workforce Boards;(3)  the chamber of commerce in any municipality or county in which the program covered by the contract is or will be located; and(4)  any employer that employs persons in this state who are not incarcerated or imprisoned and who, as determined under rules adopted by the Texas Workforce Commission to implement this subdivision:(A)  perform work in the same job descriptions as participants in the program covered by the contract will perform; or(B)  are otherwise engaged in the manufacture of the same or a substantially similar product as will be manufactured under the contract.(b)  The notice required by Subsection (a) must include a specific description, in plain language and in an easily readable and understandable format, of any product that will be manufactured under the contract.(c)  A governmental entity that provides notice under Subsection (a) may charge the employer with whom the governmental entity intends to enter into the contract for the cost of providing that notice.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 16, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 497.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.060. Workers' Compensation

Sec. 497.060.  WORKERS' COMPENSATION.  The board by rule shall require private sector prison industries program employers to meet or exceed all federal requirements for providing compensation to participants injured while working.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.30, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 17, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 497.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.061. Recidivism Studies

Sec. 497.061.  RECIDIVISM STUDIES.  The board shall gather data to determine whether participation in a private sector prison industries program is a factor that reduces recidivism among participants.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.31, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 17, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 497.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.062. Limitation on Number of Participants and Cost Accounting Centers

Sec. 497.062.  LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND COST ACCOUNTING CENTERS.  (a)  The board may certify private sector prison industries programs that meet or exceed the requirements of federal law and the rules of the board.  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may not allow more than 750 participants in the program at any one time or authorize the operation of more than 11 cost accounting centers at any one time.(b)  The board may allow more than 750 participants in the program at one time on a temporary basis if:(1)  an employer that operates a private sector prison industries program requests in writing that the board temporarily allow more than 750 participants in the program; and(2)  the board determines that there is good cause to temporarily allow more than 750 participants in the program.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.32, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1037, Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1056, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 17, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 497.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.063. Contract Requirements

Sec. 497.063.  CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules requiring a contract entered into by a governmental entity concerning a private sector prison industries program operated under this subchapter to:(1)  include specific job descriptions for any work that will be performed by participants under the contract;(2)  include a specific description, in plain language and in an easily readable and understandable format, of any product that will be manufactured under the contract; and(3)  charge a private sector prison industries employer or other participating entity the fair market value for the lease of any property owned by the governmental entity and leased to the employer or entity under the contract.(b)  For the purposes of Subsection (a), "fair market value" means an amount or rate that is equal to or greater than the average amount or rate paid by the state for the lease of substantially similar property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 18, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 497.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter C. Private Sector Prison Industries Programs|Section 497.064. Availability of Certain Information on Internet

Sec. 497.064.  AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION ON INTERNET.  The board shall make the following information available on any publicly accessible Internet website that is maintained by the board and contains any information concerning the private sector prison industries programs operated under this subchapter:(1)  a copy of each current contract entered into by a governmental entity;(2)  a list of hourly wages paid to participants under each contract described by Subdivision (1); and(3)  minutes of any meeting of the board in which the board discusses or takes action concerning:(A)  the board's powers and duties under this subchapter; or(B)  one or more private sector prison industries programs operated under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 18, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 497.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter D. Trusties|Section 497.081. Appointment

Sec. 497.081.  APPOINTMENT.  (a)  For the purposes of this subchapter, only the institutional division may appoint an inmate to serve as a trusty, under policies adopted by the director of the institutional division.(b)  The institutional division may not appoint an inmate to serve as a trusty for the purposes of this subchapter unless the inmate has a good record in the division.(c)  An inmate who is serving three or more terms may be used as a trusty for the purposes of this subchapter only if the inmate has an unblemished record in the institutional division and the inmate has served more than one-half of the inmate's sentence.(d)  An inmate may not be appointed to serve as a trusty for the purposes of this subchapter if the inmate has attempted an escape in which the inmate:(1)  used a firearm or other deadly weapon;  or(2)  wounded a guard or other person.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 496.081 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.039, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 497.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter D. Trusties|Section 497.082. Use of Regular Inmates as Trusties Prohibited

Sec. 497.082.  USE OF REGULAR INMATES AS TRUSTIES PROHIBITED.  An employee of the institutional division may not use the inmate as a trusty unless the division appoints the inmate to serve as a trusty.  However, in the case of an extreme emergency, as determined by a farm manager, the farm manager may fill a vacancy in a position formerly held by a trusty by appointing an inmate to serve in that position for not more than 10 days.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 496.082 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 497.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter D. Trusties|Section 497.083. Restrictions on Trusties

Sec. 497.083.  RESTRICTIONS ON TRUSTIES.  (a)  A trusty may not be permitted to leave the location where the institutional division has assigned the trusty unless the trusty is on division business.  (b)  A trusty may not be at large or off institutional division property after 9 p.m. unless accompanied by a guard or other employee of the division or a member of the board.(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply to a trusty who operates pumps or other necessary machinery at night on an institutional division farm.(d)  Employees of the institutional division who are in charge of trusties shall ensure that trusties required to be inside division buildings not later than 9 p.m. are inside by that time.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 496.083 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 497.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter D. Trusties|Section 497.084. Honor Farms

Sec. 497.084.  HONOR FARMS.  This subchapter does not apply to an institutional division farm established by the board as an honor farm.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 496.084 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 497.085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates|Subchapter D. Trusties|Section 497.085. Failure to Enforce; Removal

Sec. 497.085.  FAILURE TO ENFORCE;  REMOVAL.  A member of the board or employee of the institutional division who is required to enforce this subchapter and fails or refuses to do so is subject to removal from the board or from employment.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Renumbered from Sec. 496.085 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991.|