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TX Govt Code § 511.0041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0041. Removal of Commission Members

Sec. 511.0041.  REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBERS.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the commission if a member:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 511.004;(2)  does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Section 511.004;(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 511.004(g) or 511.0042;(4)  cannot discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed because of illness or disability; or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the commission.(b)  The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.(c)  If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the commission of the 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 executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the commission, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1009), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0042. Conflict of Interest

Sec. 511.0042.  CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  (a)  A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a commission 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.), if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of county corrections; or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of county corrections.(b)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide 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.(c)  A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission 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 commission.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1009), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 511.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.005. Presiding Officer; Assistant Presiding Officer

Sec. 511.005.  PRESIDING OFFICER;  ASSISTANT PRESIDING OFFICER.  (a)  The governor shall designate one member of the commission as the presiding officer of the commission to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.(b)  The commission biennially shall elect from the membership an assistant presiding officer.  The assistant presiding officer serves in that capacity for a period of two years expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 511.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.006. Meetings; Rules

Sec. 511.006.  MEETINGS;  RULES.  (a)  The commission shall hold a regular meeting each calendar quarter and may hold special meetings at the call of the presiding officer or on the written request of three members.  If the presiding officer is absent, the assistant presiding officer shall preside at a meeting.(b)  The commission shall adopt, amend, and rescind rules for the conduct of its proceedings.(c)  The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commission.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0061. Use of Technology

Sec. 511.0061.  USE OF TECHNOLOGY.  The commission shall implement a policy requiring the commission to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the commission's ability to perform its functions.  The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the commission on the Internet.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1009), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 511.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.007. Compensation; Reimbursement

Sec. 511.007.  COMPENSATION;  REIMBURSEMENT.  A member of the commission is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing official duties.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0072. Complaint Information

Sec. 511.0072.  COMPLAINT INFORMATION.  (a)  The commission shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the commission.  The commission shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.(b)  The commission shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.(c)  The commission shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0081. Advisory Committees

Sec. 511.0081.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  (a)  The commission by rule may establish advisory committees to make recommendations to the commission on programs, rules, and policies administered by the commission.(b)  In establishing an advisory committee under this section, the commission shall adopt rules, including rules regarding:(1)  the purpose, role, responsibility, goals, and duration of the committee;(2)  the size of and quorum requirement for the committee;(3)  qualifications for committee membership;(4)  appointment procedures for members;(5)  terms of service for members;(6)  training requirements for members;(7)  policies to avoid conflicts of interest by members;(8)  a periodic review process to evaluate the continuing need for the committee; and(9)  policies to ensure the committee does not violate any provision of Chapter 551 applicable to the commission or the committee.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0085 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0085. Risk Factors; Risk Assessment Plan

Sec. 511.0085.  RISK FACTORS; RISK ASSESSMENT PLAN.  (a)  The commission shall develop a comprehensive set of risk factors to use in assessing the overall risk level of each jail under the commission's jurisdiction.  The set of risk factors must include:(1)  a history of the jail's compliance with state law and commission rules, standards, and procedures;(2)  the population of the jail;(3)  the number and nature of complaints regarding the jail, including complaints regarding a violation of any required ratio of correctional officers to inmates;(4)  problems with the jail's internal grievance procedures;(5)  available mental and medical health reports relating to inmates in the jail, including reports relating to infectious disease or pregnant inmates;(6)  recent turnover among sheriffs and jail staff;(7)  inmate escapes from the jail;(8)  the number and nature of inmate deaths at the jail, including the results of the investigations of those deaths; and(9)  whether the jail is in compliance with commission rules, standards developed by the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the requirements of Article 16.22, Code of Criminal Procedure, regarding screening and assessment protocols for the early identification of and reports concerning persons with mental illness or an intellectual disability.(b)  The set of risk factors developed under this section may include the number of months since the commission's last inspection of the jail.(c)  The commission shall use the set of risk factors developed under this section to guide the inspections process for all jails under the commission's jurisdiction by:(1)  establishing a risk assessment plan to use in assessing the overall risk level of each jail; and(2)  regularly monitoring the overall risk level of each jail.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1009), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1276 (H.B. 601), Sec. 22, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0086 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0086. Risk-Based Inspections

Sec. 511.0086.  RISK-BASED INSPECTIONS.  (a)  The commission shall adopt a policy prioritizing the inspection of jails under the commission's jurisdiction based on the relative risk level of a jail.  The policy must require the commission to use the risk assessment plan established under Section 511.0085 to:(1)  schedule announced and unannounced inspections of jails under the commission's jurisdiction; and(2)  determine how frequently and intensively the commission conducts risk-based inspections.(b)  The policy may provide for the commission to use alternative inspection methods for jails determined to be low-risk, including using abbreviated inspection procedures or other methods instead of conducting an in-person inspection.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 511.00901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.00901. Duty Regarding Minimum Standards

Sec. 511.00901.  DUTY REGARDING MINIMUM STANDARDS.  (a)  The commission shall ensure that the minimum standards established under Section 511.009 take into consideration the needs and risks of the different types and sizes of jails under the commission's jurisdiction.(b)  The commission shall, on an ongoing basis, review the minimum standards to identify any standards that do not account for the needs and risks of the different types and sizes of jails.  In conducting the review, the commission shall solicit feedback from a diverse collection of jails, including those of different types and sizes.(c)  The commission shall revise any standards identified under Subsection (b) as the commission considers necessary.  In revising a standard, the commission shall consider:(1)  establishing tiered or separate standards depending on the size, resources, or type of jail;(2)  clarifying or amending existing standards; and(3)  publishing guidance on the commission's rule interpretations.(d)  The commission may not lower any standard in effect on September 1, 2021, as a result of a review conducted under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 511.00902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.00902. Reinspection

Sec. 511.00902.  REINSPECTION.  The commission shall adopt rules and procedures for reinspecting a jail following a determination by the commission that the jail is not in compliance with minimum standards. The rules and procedures must require the commission to:(1)  reinspect all jails not in compliance;(2)  establish a percentage of reinspections for which the commission shall assess the jail's compliance with all minimum standards, regardless of whether the jail was in compliance with a  particular standard during the previous inspection; and(3)  randomly select the jails subject to a reinspection described by Subdivision (2).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 511.00903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.00903. Inspection Trend Analysis

Sec. 511.00903.  INSPECTION TREND ANALYSIS.  The commission shall regularly analyze data collected during inspections or reported to the commission under this chapter to identify trends in noncompliance, inspection outcomes, serious incidents, and any other related area of jail operations.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 511.00905 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.00905. Jail Administrator Position; Examination Required

Sec. 511.00905.  JAIL ADMINISTRATOR POSITION; EXAMINATION REQUIRED.  (a)  The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall develop and the commission shall approve an examination for a person assigned to the jail administrator position overseeing a county jail.(b)  The commission shall adopt rules requiring a person, other than a sheriff, assigned to the jail administrator position overseeing a county jail to pass the examination not later than the 180th day after the date the person is assigned to that position.  The rules must provide that a person who fails the examination may be immediately removed from the position and may not be reinstated until the person passes the examination.(c)  The sheriff of a county shall perform the duties of the jail administrator position at any time there is not a person available who satisfies the examination requirements of this section.(d)  A person other than a sheriff may not serve in the jail administrator position of a county jail unless the person satisfies the examination requirement of this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1849), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0091. Fees; Inspection Account

Sec. 511.0091.  FEES;  INSPECTION ACCOUNT.  (a)  The commission shall set and collect reasonable fees to cover the cost of performing the following services for municipal jails operated for a municipality by a private vendor or for county jails, whether financed, purchased, designed, constructed, leased, operated, maintained, or managed for the county by a private vendor or provided entirely by the county:(1)  review of and comment on construction documents for new facilities or expansion projects;(2)  performance of occupancy inspections;  and(3)  performance of annual inspections.(b)  The commission may collect a fee under Subsection (a)(1) only for the review of and comment on construction documents for a jail for which the commission projects:(1)  a rated capacity of 100 or more prisoners;  and(2)  an annual average jail population of prisoners sentenced by jurisdictions other than the courts of this state that is 30 percent or more of the total population of the jail.(c)  The commission may collect a fee under Subsection (a)(2) or (a)(3) only for the performance of an inspection of a jail that during the year in which the inspection is performed:(1)  has a rated capacity of 100 or more prisoners;  and(2)  the commission projects as having an annual average jail population of prisoners sentenced by jurisdictions other than the courts of this state that is 30 percent or more of the total population of the jail.(c-1)  In addition to the other fees authorized by this section, the commission may set and collect a reasonable fee to cover the cost of performing any reinspection of a municipal or county jail described by Subsection (a) that is conducted by the commission:(1)  following a determination by the commission that the jail is not in compliance with minimum standards; and(2)  in response to a request by the operator of the jail for an inspection.(d)  All money paid to the commission under this chapter:(1)  is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404; and(2)  shall be deposited to the credit of a special account in the general revenue fund to be appropriated only to pay costs incurred by the commission in performing services under this section.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 359 (S.B. 1264), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0093 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0093. Rules and Fees Related to Out-of-State Inmates

Sec. 511.0093.  RULES AND FEES RELATED TO OUT-OF-STATE INMATES.  (a)  The commission may impose a fee on a private vendor that operates a correctional facility housing prisoners from jurisdictions other than this state.  The fee must reasonably compensate the commission for the cost of regulating and providing technical assistance to the facility.(b)  The commission may adopt rules regulating the number of federal prisoners and prisoners from jurisdictions other than Texas that are housed in a county jail, a municipal jail, or a correctional facility operated by a private vendor under contract with a municipality if the jail or correctional facility houses state, county, or municipal prisoners or prisoners of another state of the United States.(c)  The commission may adopt other rules regulating jails or correctional facilities described by Subsection (b) as necessary to protect the health and safety of prisoners described by Subsection (b), local and Texas prisoners, jail personnel, and the public.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0094 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0094. Exclusion of Jails or Correctional Facilities Housing Only Federal Prisoners

Sec. 511.0094.  EXCLUSION OF JAILS OR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES HOUSING ONLY FEDERAL PRISONERS.  The provisions of this chapter do not apply to a correctional facility contracting to house only federal prisoners and operating pursuant to a contract between a unit of the federal government and a county, a municipality, or a private vendor.  If a county, municipality, or private vendor contracts to house or begins to house state, county, or municipal prisoners or prisoners of another state of the United States, it shall report to the commission before placing such inmates in a correctional facility housing only federal prisoners.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 755, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0095 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0095. Authority to House Out-of-State Inmates

Sec. 511.0095.  AUTHORITY TO HOUSE OUT-OF-STATE INMATES.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the authority of the state granted under Article 42.19, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other applicable law to house in this state inmates convicted of offenses committed against the laws of another state of the United States.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0096 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0096. Termination of Contracts for Out-of-State Inmates

Sec. 511.0096.  TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS FOR OUT-OF-STATE INMATES.  The commission may require the receiving facility to terminate a contract under Section 511.0092(d)(6), if the commission determines that the receiving facility is needed to house inmates convicted of offenses against the laws of the state and funds have been appropriated by the state to compensate the receiving facility for the incarceration of the inmates.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 511.0097 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.0097. Fire Sprinkler Head Inspection

Sec. 511.0097.  FIRE SPRINKLER HEAD INSPECTION.  (a)  On the request of a sheriff, the commission shall inspect a facility to determine whether there are areas in the facility in which fire sprinkler heads should not be placed as a fire prevention measure.  In making a decision under this section, the commission shall consider:(1)  the numbers and types of inmates having access to the area;(2)  the likelihood that an inmate will attempt to vandalize the fire sprinkler system or commit suicide by hanging from a sprinkler head;  and(3)  the suitability of other types of fire prevention and smoke dispersal devices available for use in the area.(b)  If the commission determines that fire sprinkler heads should not be placed in a particular area within a facility, neither a county fire marshal nor a municipal officer charged with enforcing ordinances related to fire safety may require the sheriff to install sprinkler heads in that area.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 9.008(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|