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TX Govt Code § 511.0098 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0098. Prisoner Health Benefits Coverage Information; Payment for Mental Health Services

Sec. 511.0098.  PRISONER HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE INFORMATION; PAYMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.  (a)  The commission shall adopt procedures by which a local mental health authority or other mental health services provider providing services to a prisoner in a county jail under a contract with the county may collect the following from a prisoner who receives those services and is covered by health insurance or other health benefits coverage:(1)  the name of the policyholder or group contract holder;(2)  the number of the policy or evidence of coverage;(3)  a copy of the health coverage membership card, if available; and(4)  any other information necessary for the prisoner to obtain benefits under the coverage.(b)  A local mental health authority or other mental health services provider who provides mental health services to a prisoner under a contract with a county may arrange for the issuer of the health insurance policy or other health benefits coverage to pay for those services.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1195 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 511.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.010. Gathering of Information

Sec. 511.010.  GATHERING OF INFORMATION.  (a)  The commission shall be granted access at any reasonable time to a county jail and to books, records, and data relating to a county jail that the commission or executive director considers necessary to administer the commission's functions, powers, and duties.(b)  The county commissioners and sheriff of each county shall furnish the commission, a member of the commission, the executive director, or an employee designated by the executive director any information that the requesting person states is necessary for the commission to:(1)  discharge its functions, powers, and duties;(2)  determine whether the commission's rules are being observed or whether its orders are being obeyed;  and(3)  otherwise implement this chapter.(c)  To carry out its functions, powers, and duties, the commission may:(1)  issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum to compel attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, and documents;(2)  administer oaths;  and(3)  take testimony concerning all matters within its jurisdiction.(d)  The commission is not bound by strict rules of evidence or procedure in the conduct of its proceedings, but its determinations must be founded on sufficient legal evidence.(e)  The commission may delegate to the executive director the authority conferred by this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0101. Jail Population Reports

Sec. 511.0101.  JAIL POPULATION REPORTS.  (a)  Each county shall submit to the commission on or before the fifth day of each month a report containing the following information:(1)  the number of prisoners confined in the county jail on the first day of the month, classified on the basis of the following categories:(A)  total prisoners;(B)  pretrial Class C misdemeanor offenders;(C)  pretrial Class A and B misdemeanor offenders;(D)  convicted misdemeanor offenders;(E)  felony offenders whose penalty has been reduced to a misdemeanor;(F)  pretrial felony offenders;(G)  convicted felony offenders;(H)  prisoners detained on bench warrants;(I)  prisoners detained for parole violations;(J)  prisoners detained for federal officers;(K)  prisoners awaiting transfer to the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice following conviction of a felony or revocation of probation, parole, or release on mandatory supervision and for whom paperwork and processing required for transfer have been completed;(L)  prisoners detained after having been transferred from another jail and for whom the commission has made a payment under Subchapter F, Chapter 499, Government Code;(M)  prisoners for whom an immigration detainer has been issued by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;(N)  female prisoners; and(O)  other prisoners;(2)  the total capacity of the county jail on the first day of the month;(3)  the total number of prisoners who were confined in the county jail during the preceding month, based on a count conducted on each day of that month, who were known or had been determined to be pregnant;(4)  the total cost to the county during the preceding month of housing prisoners described by Subdivision (1)(M), calculated based on the average daily cost of housing a prisoner in the county jail; and(5)  certification by the reporting official that the information in the report is accurate.(b)  The commission shall prescribe a form for the report required by this section.  If the report establishes that a county jail has been operated in excess of its total capacity for three consecutive months, the commission may consider adoption of an order to prohibit confinement of prisoners in the county jail under Section 511.012.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 18.01, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1368, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 977 (H.B. 3654), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1009), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 458 (S.B. 1698), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1104 (H.B. 2169), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0102. Information on Licensed Jailer Turnover

Sec. 511.0102.  INFORMATION ON LICENSED JAILER TURNOVER.  On or before the fifth day of each month, each jail under the commission's jurisdiction shall submit to the commission a report containing the number of licensed jailers who left employment at the jail during the previous month.  The commission shall prescribe a form for the report required by this section.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 929 (S.B. 1687), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0103. Notification Regarding Policy Change

Sec. 511.0103.  NOTIFICATION REGARDING POLICY CHANGE.  In the manner prescribed by the commission, a county jail shall notify the commission of any change in the jail's policies and procedures related to:(1)  the provision of  health care to pregnant prisoners; and(2)  the placement of a pregnant prisoner in solitary confinement or administrative segregation.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 522 (H.B. 1140), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0104. Rules Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner

Sec. 511.0104.  RULES REGARDING RESTRAINT OF PREGNANT PRISONER.  (a)  The commission shall adopt reasonable rules and procedures regarding the use of any type of restraints to control or restrict the movement of a prisoner, including a limb or other part of the prisoner, who is confirmed to be pregnant or who gave birth in the preceding 12 weeks.(b)  The rules and procedures must: (1)  prohibit the use of restraints on a prisoner described by Subsection (a) for the duration of the pregnancy and for a period of not less than 12 weeks after the prisoner gives birth unless:(A)  supervisory personnel determines:(i)  the use of restraints is necessary to prevent an immediate and credible risk that the prisoner will attempt to escape; or(ii)  the prisoner poses an immediate and serious threat to the health and safety of the prisoner, staff, or any member of the public; or(B)  a health care professional responsible for the health and safety of the prisoner determines that the use of restraints is appropriate for the health and safety of the prisoner and, if applicable, the unborn child of the prisoner;(2)  require jail staff that uses restraints as permitted under Subdivision (1) to use the least restrictive restraints necessary to prevent escape or to ensure health and safety; and(3)  notwithstanding Subdivision (1), require jail staff to, at the request of a health care professional responsible for the health and safety of the prisoner, refrain from using restraints on the prisoner or to remove the restraints.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1074 (H.B. 1651), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0105. Report Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner

Sec. 511.0105.  REPORT REGARDING RESTRAINT OF PREGNANT PRISONER.  (a)  Not later than February 1 of each year, each county jail shall submit to the commission a report regarding the jail's use, during the preceding calendar year, of any type of restraints to control or restrict the movement of a prisoner, including a limb or other part of the prisoner, who is confirmed to be pregnant or who gave birth in the preceding 12 weeks.(b)  The report must include the circumstances of each use of restraints, including:(1)  the specific type of restraints used;(2)  what activity the prisoner was engaged in immediately before being restrained;(3)  whether the prisoner was restrained during or after delivery;(4)  whether the prisoner was restrained while being transported to a local hospital; and(5)  the reasons supporting the determination to use the restraints, a description of the process by which the determination was made, and the name and title of the person or persons making the determination.(c)  The commission shall prescribe a form for the report required for this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1074 (H.B. 1651), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0106. Electronic Submission of Forms, Data, and Documents

Sec. 511.0106.  ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF FORMS, DATA, AND DOCUMENTS.  (a)  The commission shall establish a system for the electronic submission of forms, data, and documents required to be submitted to the commission under this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person shall submit all forms, data, or documents described by Subsection (a) to the commission through the system established under that subsection and in a standardized electronic format prescribed by the commission.(c)  The commission may allow a person to submit the forms, data, or documents described by Subsection (a) in a nonelectronic format.  The commission shall set and collect a reasonable fee to cover the cost of processing the forms, data, or documents.(d)  The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 891 (H.B. 3440), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Redesignated from Government Code, Section 511.0104 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 21.001(32), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 511.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.011. Report on Noncompliance

Sec. 511.011.  REPORT ON NONCOMPLIANCE.  (a)  If the commission finds that a county jail does not comply with state law, including Chapter 89, Health and Safety Code, or the rules, standards, or procedures of the commission, it shall report the noncompliance to the county commissioners and sheriff of the county responsible for the county jail and shall send a copy of the report to the governor.(b)  If a notice of noncompliance is issued to a facility operated by a private entity under Section 351.101 or 361.061, Local Government Code, the compliance status of the facility shall be reviewed at the next meeting of the Commission on Jail Standards.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 348, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1252 (H.B. 4468), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0115. Public Information About Compliance Status of Jails

Sec. 511.0115.  PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT COMPLIANCE STATUS OF JAILS.  The commission shall provide information to the public concerning whether jails under the commission's jurisdiction are in compliance with state law and the rules, standards, and procedures of the commission:(1)  on any publicly accessible Internet website maintained by the commission; and(2)  through other formats, including newsletters or press releases, as determined by the commission.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1009), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 511.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.012. Failure to Comply After Report

Sec. 511.012.  FAILURE TO COMPLY AFTER REPORT.  (a)  The commission shall grant the county or sheriff a reasonable period of not more than one year after the date of the report under Section 511.011 to comply with commission rules and procedures and state law.(b)  If the county commissioners or sheriff does not comply within the period granted by the commission, the commission by order may prohibit confinement of prisoners in the county jail.  In that event, the commission shall furnish the sheriff with a list of qualified detention facilities to which the prisoners may be transferred for confinement.  Immediately on issuance of the commission's order, the sheriff shall transfer the number of prisoners necessary to bring the county jail into compliance to a detention facility that agrees to accept the prisoners.  The agreement must be in writing and signed by the sheriffs of the counties transferring and receiving the prisoners.  A county transferring prisoners under this section shall remove the prisoners from the receiving facility immediately on request of the sheriff of the receiving county.(c)  The county transferring prisoners under this section is liable for payment of the costs of transportation for, and maintenance of, transferred prisoners.  These costs shall be determined by agreement between the participating counties and shall be paid into the treasury of the entity operating the detention facility receiving the prisoners.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1092, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0121. Failure to Cooperate in Parole in Absentia Program

Sec. 511.0121.  FAILURE TO COOPERATE IN PAROLE IN ABSENTIA PROGRAM.  The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall notify the commission of the failure of a county to fully cooperate with employees of the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in evaluating inmates for release on parole from the county jail.  On such notification, the commission shall find the county in noncompliance for the purpose of this chapter and may invoke a remedy as provided by Section 511.012.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 11.07, eff. Aug. 29, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 511.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.013. Appeal of Order

Sec. 511.013.  APPEAL OF ORDER.  (a)  A county commissioner or sheriff may seek review of an order issued under Section 511.012(b) by making a written request to the executive director for a contested case hearing not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the order.(b)  Procedure and practice in a contested case hearing is governed by Chapter 2001 and the rules of the commission.(c)  After the contested case hearing, judicial review of the final decision of the commission is governed by Subchapter G, Chapter 2001.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1092, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 511.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.014. Action to Enforce

Sec. 511.014.  ACTION TO ENFORCE.  (a)  Instead of closing a county jail, the commission may bring an action in its own name to enforce or enjoin a violation of Subchapter A, Chapter 351, Local Government Code, Chapter 89, Health and Safety Code, or a commission rule, order, or procedure.  The action is in addition to any other action, proceeding, or remedy provided by law.  The court shall give preferential setting and shall try the action without a jury, unless the county requests a jury trial.  The attorney general shall represent the commission.(b)  The suit may be brought in a district court of Travis County.(c)  The court shall issue an injunction ordering compliance with commission rules and procedures and state law if it finds that:(1)  the operation of the county jail does not comply with the rules and procedures or state law;  and(2)  the county commissioners or sheriff, having been given a reasonable period to comply, has failed to comply with the rules and procedures.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 348, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0145. Enforcement Actions

Sec. 511.0145.  ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.  (a)  The commission shall adopt rules establishing a system of graduated, escalating enforcement actions the commission is authorized under this chapter to take against jails under the commission's jurisdiction that:(1)  have not made timely progress correcting noncompliance issues; or(2)  have failed multiple inspections within a certain number of years as determined by the commission.(b)  The rules must establish time frames for the commission to take certain graduated, escalating enforcement actions against jails.(c)  The commission shall develop a schedule of actions to guide the enforcement actions the commission may take under rules adopted under Subsection (a).  The commission shall make the schedule available on any publicly accessible Internet website maintained by the commission.  The schedule must:(1)  recommend the appropriate enforcement action based on the severity of the noncompliance; and(2)  include consideration of any:(A)  aggravating factors, including repeat violations and failing consecutive inspections; and(B)  mitigating factors.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 511.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.015. Annual Reports

Sec. 511.015.  ANNUAL REPORTS.  (a)  Before February 1 of each year the commission shall submit to the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a report on its operations, its findings concerning county jails during the preceding year, and recommendations that it considers appropriate.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(50), eff. June 17, 2011.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083 (S.B. 1179), Sec. 25(50), eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 511.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.016. Audits

Sec. 511.016.  AUDITS.  (a)  Each county auditor shall provide the commission with a copy of each audit of the county jail's commissary operations the auditor performs under Section 351.0415, Local Government Code, and a copy of the annual financial audit of general operations of the county jail.  The county auditor shall provide a copy of an audit not later than the 10th day after completing the audit.(b)  At the request of the commissioners court or a sheriff or on the commission's own initiative, the commission shall conduct an audit of staffing matters at a county jail.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 18.02, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 230 (H.B. 1780), Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 511.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.017. Duties Related to State Jail Felony Facilities

Sec. 511.017.  DUTIES RELATED TO STATE JAIL FELONY FACILITIES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "State jail division" means the state jail division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.(2)  "State jail felony facility" means a state jail felony facility authorized by Subchapter A, Chapter 507.(3)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 126 (H.B. 719), Sec. 9(3), eff. September 1, 2021.(b)  The commission shall provide the state jail division with consultation and technical assistance relating to the operation and construction of state jail felony facilities.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 988, Sec. 1.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 126 (H.B. 719), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 126 (H.B. 719), Sec. 9(3), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 511.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.018. Alternative Dispute Resolution

Sec. 511.018.  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.  (a)  The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:(1)  negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of commission rules; and(2)  appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's jurisdiction.(b)  The commission's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.(c)  The commission shall designate a trained person to:(1)  coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);(2)  serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and(3)  collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the commission.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1009), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.|