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TX Govt Code § 501.099 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter C. Continuity of Care Programs; Reentry Program|Section 501.099. Family Unity and Participation

Text of section effective on June 19, 2009, but only if a specific appropriation is provided as described by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 643, Sec. 4, which states:  This Act does not make an appropriation.  This Act takes effect only if a specific appropriation for the implementation of the Act is provided in a general appropriations act of the 81st Legislature.Sec. 501.099.  FAMILY UNITY AND PARTICIPATION.  (a)  The department shall adopt and implement policies that encourage family unity while an offender is confined and family participation in an offender's post-release or post-discharge transition to the community.  In adopting the policies, the department shall consider the impact of department telephone, mail, and visitation policies on the ability of an offender's child to maintain ongoing contact with the offender.(b)  The department, when determining in which correctional facility to house an offender, shall consider the best interest of the offender's family and, if possible, house the offender in, or in proximity to, the county in which the offender's family resides.(c)  The department shall conduct and coordinate research that examines the impact of an offender's confinement on the well-being of the offender's child.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 643 (H.B. 1711), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 501.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter C. Continuity of Care Programs; Reentry Program|Section 501.101. Programs and Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons Who Are Discharged

Sec. 501.101.  PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED PERSONS WHO ARE DISCHARGED.  (a)  In this section, "wrongfully imprisoned person" means a person who:(1)  has served in whole or in part a sentence in a facility operated by or under contract with the department; and(2)  has:(A)  received a pardon for innocence for the crime for which the person was sentenced;(B)  been granted relief in accordance with a writ of habeas corpus that is based on a court finding or determination that the person is actually innocent of the crime for which the person was sentenced; or(C)  been granted relief in accordance with a writ of habeas corpus and:(i)  the state district court in which the charge against the person was pending has entered an order dismissing the charge; and(ii)  the district court's dismissal order is based on a motion to dismiss in which the state's attorney states that no credible evidence exists that inculpates the defendant and, either in the motion or in an affidavit, the state's attorney states that the state's attorney believes that the defendant is actually innocent of the crime for which the person was sentenced.(b)  The department shall ensure that the same programs and services that are available to or in which participation is mandatory for an inmate released on parole or to mandatory supervision, including programs and services offered or required under Subchapter F or G of Chapter 508, are available to a wrongfully imprisoned person when the person is discharged from the department.(c)  The executive director of the department may:(1)  adopt rules as necessary to implement this section; and(2)  direct the director of the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments to take any actions necessary to implement this section.(d)  The department shall provide information to wrongfully imprisoned persons as required by Section 103.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1389 (S.B. 1847), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.Redesignated from Government Code, Section 501.091 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(18), eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 698 (H.B. 417), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 501.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter C. Continuity of Care Programs; Reentry Program|Section 501.102. Reentry and Reintegration Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons

Sec. 501.102.  REENTRY AND REINTEGRATION SERVICES FOR WRONGFULLY IMPRISONED PERSONS.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 698, Sec. 10, eff. June 17, 2011.(b)  The department shall develop a comprehensive plan to ensure the successful reentry and reintegration of wrongfully imprisoned persons into the community following discharge from the department.  The reentry and reintegration plan developed under this section must include:(1)  life-skills, job, and vocational training for a wrongfully imprisoned person following discharge, for as long as those services are beneficial to the person;(2)  a requirement that the department provide, before a wrongfully imprisoned person is discharged from the department, the person with any documents that are necessary after discharge, including a state identification card;  and(3)  the provision of financial assistance to aid a wrongfully imprisoned person in the reentry and reintegration process and in covering living expenses following discharge, in an amount not to exceed $10,000.(c)  The provision of financial assistance under Subsection (b)(3) shall be administered by the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments or the department.(d)  The amount of financial assistance provided to a wrongfully imprisoned person under Subsection (b)(3) shall be deducted from the amount of compensation provided to the person under Section 103.052, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.(e)  The department may contract with private vendors or other entities to implement the comprehensive reentry and reintegration plan required by this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (H.B. 1736), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.Redesignated from Government Code, Section 501.091 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(19), eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 698 (H.B. 417), Sec. 10, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 501.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter C. Continuity of Care Programs; Reentry Program|Section 501.103. Annual Report

Sec. 501.103.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (a) Not later than December 31 of each year, the department's reentry and integration division and parole division shall jointly prepare and submit an annual report to:(1)  the governor;(2)  the lieutenant governor;(3)  the speaker of the house of representatives;(4)  the standing committees of the house and senate primarily responsible for criminal justice issues and corrections issues; and(5)  the reentry task force.(b)  The report must include the following information about parole during the year in which the report is submitted:(1)  the number of referrals of releasees for employment, housing, medical care, treatment for substance abuse or mental illness, education, or other basic needs;(2)  the outcome of each referral;(3)  the identified areas in which referrals are not possible due to unavailable resources or providers;(4)  community resources available to releasees, including faith-based and volunteer organizations; and(5)  parole officer training.(c)  The report must include the following information about reentry and reintegration during the year in which the report is submitted:(1)  the outcomes of programs and services that are available to releasees based on follow-up inquiries evaluating clients' progress after release;(2)  the common reentry barriers identified during releasees' individual assessments, including in areas of employment, housing, medical care, treatment for substance abuse or mental illness, education, or other basic needs;(3)  the common reentry benefits and services that reentry coordinators help releasees obtain or apply for;(4)  available community resources, including faith-based and volunteer organizations; and(5)  reentry coordinator training.(d)  The report required by Subsection (a) must be made available to the public.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1032 (H.B. 2719), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 501.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter D. Inmate Housing|Section 501.111. Temporary Housing

Sec. 501.111.  TEMPORARY HOUSING.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Subsection (c), the institutional division may not house inmates in tents, cellblock runs, hallways, laundry distribution rooms, converted dayroom space, gymnasiums, or any other facilities not specifically built for housing.(b)  Temporary housing may be used to house roving inmate construction crews and inmates temporarily displaced only because of housing renovation, fire, natural disaster, riot or hostage situations, if the institutional division provides those inmates with reasonable sanitary hygiene facilities.(c)  The institutional division may house inmates in tents or tent-like structures unless prohibited by federal law or a specific court order.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 845, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 501.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter D. Inmate Housing|Section 501.112. Mixing Classifications Prohibited

Sec. 501.112.  MIXING CLASSIFICATIONS PROHIBITED.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the institutional division may not house inmates with different custody classifications in the same cellblock or dormitory unless the structure of the cellblock or dormitory allows the physical separation of the different classifications of inmates.  (b)  If an appropriate justification is provided by the unit classification committee or the state classification committee, the board may permit the institutional division to house inmates with different custody classifications in the same cellblock or dormitory, but only until sufficient beds become available in the division to allow the division to house the inmates in the manner required by Subsection (a) and in no event for more than 30 days.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 501.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter D. Inmate Housing|Section 501.113. Triple-Celling Prohibited; Single-Celling Required for Certain Inmates

Sec. 501.113.  TRIPLE-CELLING PROHIBITED;  SINGLE-CELLING REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN INMATES.  (a)  The institutional division may not house more than two inmates in a cell designed for occupancy by one inmate or two inmates.  (b)  The institutional division shall house the following classes of inmates in single occupancy cells:(1)  inmates confined in death row segregation;(2)  inmates confined in administrative segregation;(3)  inmates assessed as mentally retarded and whose habilitation plans recommend housing in a single occupancy cell;(4)  inmates with a diagnosed psychiatric illness being treated on an inpatient or outpatient basis whose individual treatment plans recommend housing in single occupancy cells;  and(5)  inmates whose medical treatment plans recommend housing in a single occupancy cell.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 501.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter D. Inmate Housing|Section 501.114. Housing Requirements Applicable to Pregnant Inmates

Sec. 501.114.  HOUSING REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO PREGNANT INMATES.  (a)  The department may not place in administrative segregation an inmate who is pregnant or who gave birth during the preceding 30 days unless the director or director's designee determines that the placement is necessary based on a reasonable belief that the inmate will harm herself, her unborn child or infant, or any other person or will attempt escape.(b)  The department may not assign a pregnant inmate to any bed that is elevated more than three feet above the floor.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (H.B. 650), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 501.131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter E. Managed Health Care|Section 501.131. Definitions

Sec. 501.131.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Committee" means the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee.(2)  "Contracting entity" means an entity that contracts with the department to provide health care services under this chapter.(3)  "Medical school" means the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, the medical school at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, the Baylor College of Medicine, the college of osteopathic medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, or The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1190, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (S.B. 213), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 501.132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter E. Managed Health Care|Section 501.132. Application of Sunset Act

Sec. 501.132.  APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.  The Correctional Managed Health Care Committee is subject to review under Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act) regarding the committee's role and responsibilities.  The committee shall be reviewed during the period in which the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is reviewed.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1190, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1112, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1227 (H.B. 1116), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 25, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 501.133 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter E. Managed Health Care|Section 501.133. Committee Membership

Sec. 501.133.  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  The committee consists of nine voting members and one nonvoting member as follows:(1)  one member employed full-time by the department, appointed by the executive director;(2)  one member who is a physician and employed full-time by The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, appointed by the president of the medical branch;(3)  one member who is a physician and employed full-time by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, appointed by the president of the university;(4)  two members who are physicians, each of whom is employed full-time by a medical school other than The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston or the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, appointed by the governor;(5)  two members appointed by the governor who are licensed mental health professionals;(6)   two public members appointed by the governor who are not affiliated with the department or with any contracting entity, at least one of whom is licensed to practice medicine in this state; and(7)  the state Medicaid director or a person employed full-time by the Health and Human Services Commission and appointed by the Medicaid director, to serve ex officio as a nonvoting member.(b)  An appointment to the committee shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.(c)  A committee member appointed under Subsection (a)(7) shall assist the department with developing the expertise needed to accurately assess health care costs and determine appropriate rates.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1190, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 42.01, eff. September 28, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (S.B. 213), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 501.134 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter E. Managed Health Care|Section 501.134. Public Member Eligibility

Sec. 501.134.  PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY.  A person may not be a public member of the committee if the person or the person's spouse:(1)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the department or the committee;(2)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the department or the committee;  or(3)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the department or the committee other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for committee membership, attendance, or expenses.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1190, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 501.135 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter E. Managed Health Care|Section 501.135. Membership and Employee Restrictions

Sec. 501.135.  MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.  (a)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.(b)  A person may not be an appointed member of the committee and may not be a committee employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care or health care services; or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care or health care services.(c)  A person may not be a member of the committee or act as the general counsel to the committee if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the committee.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1190, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 42.02, eff. September 28, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 501.136 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter E. Managed Health Care|Section 501.136. Appointment; Terms of Office; Vacancy

Sec. 501.136.  APPOINTMENT; TERMS OF OFFICE; VACANCY.  (a)  The two committee members appointed under Section 501.133(a)(4) serve concurrent four-year terms expiring on February 1 following the fourth anniversary of the date of appointment.  On the expiration of the terms, the governor shall appoint one member from each of the next two medical schools that, based on an alphabetical listing of the names of the medical schools, follow the medical schools that employ the vacating members.  A medical school may not be represented at any given time by more than one member appointed under Section 501.133(a)(4).(b)  The two committee members appointed under Section 501.133(a)(5) serve concurrent four-year terms expiring on February 1 following the fourth anniversary of the date of appointment.(c)  Public members appointed under Section 501.133(a)(6) serve staggered four-year terms, with the term of one of those members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.(d)  Other committee members serve at the will of the appointing official or until termination of the member's employment with the entity the member represents.(e)  If a vacancy occurs, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a person, in the same manner as the original appointment, to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.  If a vacancy occurs in a position appointed under Section 501.133(a)(4), the governor shall appoint a physician employed by the same medical school as that of the vacating member.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1190, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 42.03, eff. September 28, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (S.B. 213), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 501.137 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter E. Managed Health Care|Section 501.137. Presiding Officer

Sec. 501.137.  PRESIDING OFFICER.  The governor shall designate a public member of the committee who is licensed to practice medicine in this state as presiding officer.  The presiding officer serves in that capacity at the will of the governor.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1190, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 27, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 501.138 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 501 - Inmate Welfare|Subchapter E. Managed Health Care|Section 501.138. Grounds for Removal

Sec. 501.138.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the committee that a member:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 501.133;(2)  does not maintain during service on the committee the qualifications required by Section 501.133;(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 501.134 or 501.135;(4)  cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term;  or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the committee.(b)  The validity of an action of the committee is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a committee member exists.(c)  If the managed health care administrator has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the administrator shall notify the presiding officer of the committee of the potential ground.  The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the managed health care administrator shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the committee, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1190, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|