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TX Loc Govt Code § 351.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter C. Operation of County Jails|Section 351.045. Employment of Health Care Providers

Sec. 351.045.  EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may appoint, contract for, or employ licensed physicians, dentists, or other health care providers to provide health care services to inmates in the custody of the sheriff.(b)  This section may not be construed as authorizing a commissioners court to supervise or control the practice of medicine as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code, or to supervise or control the practice of dentistry as prohibited by Subtitle D, Title 3, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 759 (H.B. 1566), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 760 (H.B. 1567), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 975 (H.B. 1568), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Reenacted by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 12.006, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter C. Operation of County Jails|Section 351.046. Notice to Certain Governmental Entities

Sec. 351.046.  NOTICE TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.  (a)  In this section, "medical assistance benefits" means medical assistance benefits provided under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.(b)  The sheriff of a county may notify the Health and Human Services Commission on the confinement in the county jail of an individual who is receiving medical assistance benefits.(c)  If the sheriff of a county chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (b), the sheriff, or an employee of the county or sheriff, shall provide the notice electronically or by other appropriate means as soon as possible after the 30th day after the date of the individual's confinement.(d)  If the sheriff of a county chooses to provide the notice described by Subsection (b), the sheriff shall notify:(1)  the United States Social Security Administration of the release or discharge of a prisoner who, immediately before the prisoner's confinement in the county jail, was receiving:(A)  Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.; or(B)  Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq.; and(2)  the Health and Human Services Commission of the release or discharge of a prisoner who, immediately before the prisoner's confinement in the county jail, was receiving medical assistance benefits.(e)  If the sheriff of a county provides the notices described by Subsection (d), the sheriff, or an employee of the county or sheriff, shall provide the notices electronically or by other appropriate means not later than 48 hours after the prisoner's release or discharge from custody.(f)  If the sheriff of a county provides the notice described by Subsection (d)(2), at the time of the prisoner's release or discharge, the sheriff, or an employee of the county or sheriff, shall provide the prisoner with a written copy of the notice and a telephone number at which the prisoner may contact the Health and Human Services Commission regarding confirmation of or assistance relating to reinstatement of the individual's eligibility for medical assistance benefits, if applicable.(g)  The Health and Human Services Commission shall establish a means by which the sheriff of a county, or an employee of the county or sheriff, may determine whether an individual confined in the county jail is or was, as appropriate, receiving medical assistance benefits for purposes of this section.(h)  A county or the sheriff of a county, or an employee of the county or sheriff, is not liable in a civil action for damages resulting from a failure to comply with this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 778 (H.B. 337), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter C. Operation of County Jails|Section 351.047. Assistance With Reinstatement of Benefits

Sec. 351.047.  ASSISTANCE WITH REINSTATEMENT OF BENEFITS.  The sheriff of a county may enter into an agreement with a third party with experience providing reintegration resources or services to former prisoners under which the third party assists a person who is released or discharged from the county jail with the reinstatement of the person's eligibility for, as appropriate:(1)  medical assistance benefits under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;(2)  Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 1381 et seq.; and(3)  Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits under 42 U.S.C. Section 401 et seq.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 778 (H.B. 337), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter C. Operation of County Jails|Section 351.048. Duties Following Miscarriage or Physical or Sexual Assault of Pregnant Prisoner

Sec. 351.048.  DUTIES FOLLOWING MISCARRIAGE OR PHYSICAL OR SEXUAL ASSAULT OF PREGNANT PRISONER.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Physical assault" means any conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 22.01 or 22.02, Penal Code.(2)  "Sexual assault" means any conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 22.011 or 22.021, Penal Code.(b)  As soon as practicable after receiving a report of a miscarriage or physical or sexual assault of a pregnant prisoner while in the custody of a county jail, the sheriff shall ensure that an obstetrician or gynecologist and a mental health professional promptly:(1)  review the health care services provided to the prisoner; and(2)  order additional health care services, including obstetrical and gynecological services and mental health services, as appropriate.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 424 (H.B. 1307), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter D. Contracts for Law Enforcement Services on Fee Basis|Section 351.061. Authority to Contract

Sec. 351.061.  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.  To protect the public interest, the commissioners court of a county may contract with a nongovernmental association for the provision of law enforcement services by the county on a fee basis in the geographical area represented by the association.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter D. Contracts for Law Enforcement Services on Fee Basis|Section 351.062. Fees

Sec. 351.062.  FEES.  (a)  The commissioners court shall determine the amount of the fee charged by the county.  The fees must recover 100 percent of the cost to the county for supplying the law enforcement services, including salaries and any additional expenses the county may incur in providing the services.  If the time of the sheriff or county official who provides the services is divided between services to the political subdivision and a nongovernmental association, the total cost to the association must be so prorated, as provided in the contract.(b)  The contract must provide for the payment of the fees to the county.  The fees shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter D. Contracts for Law Enforcement Services on Fee Basis|Section 351.063. Services by Sheriff or County Official

Sec. 351.063.  SERVICES BY SHERIFF OR COUNTY OFFICIAL.  The commissioners court may request the sheriff of the county or a county official who has law enforcement authority to provide the services in the geographical area for which the official was elected or appointed.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter D. Contracts for Law Enforcement Services on Fee Basis|Section 351.064. Use of Deputies

Sec. 351.064.  USE OF DEPUTIES.  (a)  If the sheriff or county official agrees to provide the services, the sheriff or official may provide the services by using deputies.  The sheriff or county official retains authority to supervise the deputies who provide the services and, in an emergency, may reassign the deputies to duties other than those to be performed under the contract.(b)  A deputy shall perform duties under the contract in the same manner as if the deputy were performing the duties in the absence of the contract.(c)  A deputy performing duties under the contract remains a county employee subject to the same benefits and restrictions as any other deputy.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter D. Contracts for Law Enforcement Services on Fee Basis|Section 351.065. Reports by Deputies

Sec. 351.065.  REPORTS BY DEPUTIES.  A deputy performing duties under the contract shall submit written copies of any felony offense report and subsequent copies of investigative reports to the sheriff and any municipal police department in the county that serves the area under contract.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter D. Contracts for Law Enforcement Services on Fee Basis|Section 351.066. Duties in Area Served by Municipal Police

Sec. 351.066.  DUTIES IN AREA SERVED BY MUNICIPAL POLICE.  (a)  A deputy performing duties in an area served by a municipal police department shall promptly notify the police department of the deputy's receipt and response to a complaint constituting a felony offense and on request shall secure and preserve the scene of the offense for a reasonable time until the arrival of a representative of the municipal police department.(b)  The county and municipal departments shall cooperate in any criminal investigation to the greatest degree practical.  However, this section does not prohibit a county or municipal officer from performing any duties that are required of a peace officer.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter D. Contracts for Law Enforcement Services on Fee Basis|Section 351.067. Municipal Approval of Contract Covering Area Within Municipality

Sec. 351.067.  MUNICIPAL APPROVAL OF CONTRACT COVERING AREA WITHIN MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  If, under a proposed contract, the county would provide law enforcement services within the corporate limits of a municipality, the county shall submit a copy of the proposed contract to the municipality for approval.(b)  The governing body of the municipality, after considering the individual contract, may disapprove the contract within 30 days after the date the contract is received in the municipal offices.  If the governing body of the municipality approves the contract or takes no action for the 30 days, the county may enter into the contract as provided in this subchapter.  If the governing body of the municipality disapproves the contract, the county may not enter into the contract.(c)  The municipality and its officers and employees are not liable for any damage caused by the acts of a county official or employee providing services under the contract within the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter E. County Park Rangers|Section 351.081. Establishment in Populous Counties

Sec. 351.081.  ESTABLISHMENT IN POPULOUS COUNTIES.  The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 3.3 million or a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico may establish a department of county park rangers.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 277, Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 1989;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 102, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter E. County Park Rangers|Section 351.082. Appointment of Chief

Sec. 351.082.  APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF.  The commissioners court shall appoint the county sheriff or other qualified person as chief of the department.  The chief shall administer the department under the supervision of the commissioners court.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.083 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter E. County Park Rangers|Section 351.083. Law Enforcement Services in County Parks

Sec. 351.083.  LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES IN COUNTY PARKS.  The department shall provide law enforcement services within the county parks of the county and, in a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico, in the unincorporated areas of the county that are located on an island or isthmus.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 277, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.084 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter E. County Park Rangers|Section 351.084. Staff; Authority as Peace Officers

Sec. 351.084.  STAFF;  AUTHORITY AS PEACE OFFICERS.  (a)  To carry out the functions of the department, the chief shall employ county park rangers as peace officers and shall employ administrative staff in numbers approved by the commissioners court.(b)  The county park rangers have the same law enforcement authority that is given by law to deputy sheriffs except that the law enforcement jurisdiction of rangers is limited to the county parks of the county and, in a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico, to the unincorporated areas of the county that are located on an island or isthmus.(c)  The law of this state applying to deputy sheriffs applies, to the extent practicable, to county park rangers.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 277, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter F. County Contract With Private Entity for Jail Facilities|Section 351.101. Authority to Contract

Sec. 351.101.  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.  The commissioners court of a county, with the approval of the sheriff of the county, may contract with a private organization to place inmates in a detention facility operated by the organization.  The commissioners court may not contract with a private organization in which a member of the court or an elected or appointed peace officer who serves in the county has a financial interest or in which an employee or commissioner of the Commission on Jail Standards has a financial interest.  A contract made in violation of this section is void.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 73(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 952, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter F. County Contract With Private Entity for Jail Facilities|Section 351.102. Additional Authority to Contract

Sec. 351.102.  ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.  The commissioners court of a county may contract with a private vendor to provide for the financing, design, construction, leasing, operation, purchase, maintenance, or management of a jail, detention center, work camp, or related facility.  The commissioners court may not award a contract under this section unless the commissioners court requests proposals by public notice and not less than 30 days from such notice receives a proposal that meets or exceeds the requirements specified in the request for proposals.  Before the commissioners court of a county enters into a contract under this section, the commissioners court of the county must receive the written approval of the sheriff of the county, which written approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, or if the county has a population of 2.8 million or more:(1)  consult with the sheriff regarding the feasibility of ensuring that all services provided under the contract are required to meet or exceed standards set by the Commission on Jail Standards; or(2)  receive the written approval of the sheriff of the county, which written approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 73(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 1544), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter F. County Contract With Private Entity for Jail Facilities|Section 351.103. Contract Requirements

Sec. 351.103.  CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.  A contract made under Section 351.102 must:(1)  if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor, require the private vendor to operate the facility in compliance with minimum standards adopted by the Commission on Jail Standards and receive and retain a certification of compliance from the commission;(2)  if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor, provide for regular, on-site monitoring by the sheriff;(3)  if the contract includes construction, require a performance bond approved by the commissioners court that is adequate and appropriate for the proposed construction contract;(4)  provide for assumption of liability by the private vendor for all claims arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor;(5)  if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor, provide for an adequate plan of insurance for the private vendor and its officers, guards, employees, and agents against all claims, including claims based on violations of civil rights, arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor;(6)  if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor, provide for a plan for the purchase and assumption of operations by the county in the event of the bankruptcy of the private vendor;(7)  if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor and if the contract involves conversion of an existing county facility to private vendor operation, require the private vendor to give preferential consideration in hiring to employees at the existing facility who meet or exceed the company's qualifications and standards for employment in available positions;(8)  if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor, require the private vendor to provide health care benefits comparable to that of the county;(9)  provide for an adequate plan of insurance to protect the county against all claims arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor and to protect the county from actions by a third party against the private vendor, its officers, guards, employees, and agents as a result of the contract;  and(10)  if the contract includes operation or management of the facility by the private vendor, contain comprehensive standards for conditions of confinement.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 73(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1299, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter F. County Contract With Private Entity for Jail Facilities|Section 351.104. Sovereign Immunity Inapplicable

Sec. 351.104.  SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY INAPPLICABLE.  A private vendor operating under a contract authorized by Section 351.102 is not entitled to claim sovereign immunity in a suit arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor.  However, this section does not deprive the private vendor or the county of any benefits of any law limiting exposure to liability, setting a limit on damages, or establishing defenses to liability.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 73(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.121. Definitions

Sec. 351.121.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of directors of the district.(2)  "Cooperating county" means a county that has contracted with one or more other counties for the joint operation of a jail facility under Subchapter B and that has agreed to the creation of the district.(3)  "Director" means a member of the board.(4)  "District" means a jail district.(5)  "Jail facility" includes a juvenile detention facility.(6)  "Receiving county" means a county in which a jail facility constructed, acquired, or improved by the district is located and to which the facility is to be conveyed.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.122. Eligible Counties; Purpose; Boundaries

Sec. 351.122.  ELIGIBLE COUNTIES;  PURPOSE;  BOUNDARIES.  (a)  A jail district may be created by a county or by two or more counties that have contracted with one another for the joint operation of a jail under Subchapter B.(b)  A jail district may be created to finance and effect the construction, acquisition, or improvement of a jail facility to serve the county or counties comprising the district.(c)  A district is composed of the area of the county or cooperating counties that created the district.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|