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TX Govt Code § 493.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.013. Federal Funds Committee

Sec. 493.013.  FEDERAL FUNDS COMMITTEE.  (a)  The board shall ensure that the federal funds committee of the department includes representatives of all divisions of the department that may be able to assist the committee in identifying and qualifying for additional federal funds, specifically including the offices of the institutional division that manage agricultural and industrial issues.(b)  The board shall require the committee to:(1)  maximize federal grant and entitlement funding available to the state;(2)  submit biennially to the board a detailed report that includes information on all federal grants and entitlements identified and applied for by the committee and the results of the applications;  and(3)  work in conjunction with the Office of State-Federal Relations and the Texas Department of Human Services to investigate the applicability of:(A)  the national school lunch program to inmates who are pursuing a primary or secondary education while confined in the institutional division;  and(B)  the food stamp program administered under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, to inmates who are confined and treated in substance abuse felony punishment facilities.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 238, Sec. 1.01, eff. May 22, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 493.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.014. Applicability of Certain Grievance Procedures

Sec. 493.014.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES.  A grievance procedure of the department or a division of the department, including the procedure established under Section 501.008, applies to a grievance of an inmate or other person under the custody or control of the department relating to a rule or internal procedure of the board or department.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 988, Sec. 9.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 493.013 by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 17.01(15), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 493.0145 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.0145. Identification of Inmates Subject to Arrest Warrant

Sec. 493.0145.  IDENTIFICATION OF INMATES SUBJECT TO ARREST WARRANT.  Before an inmate is discharged or is released on parole or mandatory supervision from the department, the department shall conduct a criminal history record check to determine whether the inmate is the subject of an arrest warrant.  In conducting the criminal history record check, the department shall allow sufficient time for compliance with any requirements related to notifying the proper authorities of the inmate's discharge or release and, if necessary, processing a demand for extradition of the inmate.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 205, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 493.0151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.0151. Dynamic Risk Assessment of Sex Offenders

Sec. 493.0151.  DYNAMIC RISK ASSESSMENT OF SEX OFFENDERS.  (a)  For purposes of this section, "sexual offense" means a criminal offense the conviction of which requires a person to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.(b)  Before an inmate who is serving a sentence for a sexual offense is discharged or is released on parole or mandatory supervision from the department, the department shall use the dynamic risk assessment tool developed by the Council on Sex Offender Treatment under Section 110.164, Occupations Code, to assign the inmate a risk level of low, medium, or high.(c)  The department shall conduct the risk assessment required by this section in addition to any other risk assessment the department is required to conduct.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 16, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 493.0155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.0155. Proper Identification of Inmates Using Alias

Sec. 493.0155.  PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF INMATES USING ALIAS.  On receipt of information from the Department of Public Safety under Article 66.105, Code of Criminal Procedure, that a person's identifying information may have been falsely used by an inmate as the inmate's identifying information, regardless of whether the inmate is in the custody of the department, is serving a period of supervised release, or has been discharged, the department shall:(1)  make a reasonable effort to identify the inmate's actual identity; and(2)  take action to ensure that any information maintained in the department's records and files regarding the inmate reflects the inmate's use of the person's identity as a stolen alias and refers to available information concerning the inmate's actual identity.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 339, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 4.11, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 493.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.016. Information of Public Interest; Complaints

Sec. 493.016.  INFORMATION OF PUBLIC INTEREST;  COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The department shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the department and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the department.  The department shall make the information available to the general public and appropriate state agencies.(b)  The department shall establish methods by which interested persons are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the department for the purpose of directing complaints to the department.(c)  The department shall keep an information file on each written complaint filed with the department by a member of the general public that relates to the operations of the department.  The file must include:(1)  the name of the person who filed the complaint;(2)  the date the complaint is received by the department;(3)  the subject matter of the complaint;(4)  the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;(5)  a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint;  and(6)  an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the agency closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.(d)  The department shall provide a written copy of the department's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution to:(1)  all department employees;  and(2)  each person filing a complaint.(e)  The department, at least quarterly until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint of the status of the investigation unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.010, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 493.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.017. Reports on Sex Offender Treatment

Sec. 493.017.  REPORTS ON SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT.  (a)  A sex offender correction program that provides counseling sessions for a sex offender under Article 42A.453, Code of Criminal Procedure, shall report to the community supervision and corrections department officer supervising the offender, not later than the 15th day of each month, the following information about the offender:(1)  the total number of counseling sessions attended by the sex offender during the preceding month; and(2)  if during the preceding month the sex offender terminates participation in the program before completing counseling, the reason for the sex offender's termination of counseling.(b)  A sex offender correction program that provides counseling sessions for a sex offender under Section 508.187 shall report to the parole officer supervising the offender, not later than the 15th day of each month, the following information about the offender:(1)  the total number of counseling sessions attended by the sex offender during the preceding month;  and(2)  if during the preceding month the sex offender terminates participation in the program before completing counseling, the reason for the sex offender's termination of counseling.(c)  A sex offender correction program that provides counseling sessions for a child under Section 54.0405, Family Code, shall report to the local juvenile probation department supervising the child, not later than the 15th day of each month, the following information about the child:(1)  the total number of counseling sessions attended by the child during the preceding month;  and(2)  if during the preceding month the child terminates participation in the program before completing counseling, the reason for the child's termination of counseling or that the reason for the termination of counseling is unknown.(d)  A sex offender correction program that provides counseling sessions for a child who is released under supervision under Section 245.053, Human Resources Code, shall report to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, not later than the 15th day of each month, the following information about the child:(1)  the total number of counseling sessions attended by the child during the preceding month; and(2)  if during the preceding month the child terminates participation in the program before completing counseling, the reason for the child's termination of counseling or that the reason for the termination of counseling is unknown.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 256, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.09, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 3.012, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.48, eff. January 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 493.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.018. Care of Terminally Ill Inmates

Sec. 493.018.  CARE OF TERMINALLY ILL INMATES.  (a)  The department may provide direct hospice services for terminally ill inmates and defendants confined in facilities operated by the department or may contract with a licensed hospice for the provision of those services.  Hospice services established by the department shall meet licensure standards established under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code, except for those standards which are determined to be in conflict with security considerations in the institutional setting.(b)  In this section, "hospice" and "hospice services" have the meanings assigned to those terms by Section 142.001, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 769, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 493.014 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(39), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 493.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.019. Enforcement Officers

Sec. 493.019.  ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.  The inspector general may appoint employees who are certified by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement as qualified to be peace officers to serve under the direction of the inspector general and assist the inspector general in performing the enforcement duties of the department.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.009, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 493.015 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(40), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1172 (H.B. 434), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 93 (S.B. 686), Sec. 2.27, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 493.0191 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.0191. Administrative Subpoenas

Sec. 493.0191.  ADMINISTRATIVE SUBPOENAS.  (a)  The inspector general may issue an administrative subpoena to a communication common carrier or an electronic communications service provider to compel the production of the carrier's or service provider's business records that:(1)  disclose information about:(A)  the carrier's or service provider's customers; or(B)  users of the services offered by the carrier or service provider; and(2)  are material to a criminal investigation of an escape or a potential escape or a violation of Section 38.11, Penal Code.(b)  In this section:(1)  "Communication common carrier" means a person that:(A)  for a fee, provides directly to the public or to certain members of the public the ability to transmit between or among points specified by the person who uses that ability, regardless of the technology used, information of the person's choosing without change in the form or content of the information transmitted; or(B)  is a provider that bills customers for services described by Paragraph (A).(2)  "Electronic communications service provider" means a service provider that provides to users of the service the ability to send or receive wire or electronic communications, as those terms are defined by Article 18A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 395 (H.B. 1728), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 2931), Sec. 3.10, eff. January 1, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 493.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.020. Seal of Department

Sec. 493.020.  SEAL OF DEPARTMENT.  (a)  The department shall use an official seal to certify documents received by the department under Sections 8(a) and (c), Article 42.09, Code of Criminal Procedure.(b)  The official seal must contain an engraved, five-pointed star in the center with the words "Texas Department of Criminal Justice" around the margin.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.011, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 493.017 by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 31.01(41), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 493.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.021. Electronic Creation and Transmission of Documents

Sec. 493.021.  ELECTRONIC CREATION AND TRANSMISSION OF DOCUMENTS.  (a)  If a statute requires the department to create a document, the department through electronic means may create and maintain the information that would otherwise be contained in a paper document.  If a statute requires the department to provide a receipt, signature, or seal as evidence of creating a document, the department may develop and use an electronic identifier, and when used by the department, the identifier has the same force and effect as the use of a receipt, signature, or seal.(b)  If a statute requires a person to submit a document to the department, the department may accept the document in paper form or may accept an electronic transmission of the information otherwise contained in the paper document.(c)  If a statute requires the department to provide a receipt, signature, or seal as evidence of delivery of a document, and if the department has received an electronic transmission in lieu of accepting the document in paper form, the department may transmit electronically evidence of delivery.  The department may use the electronic identifier developed under Subsection (a), and when used by the department, the identifier has the same force and effect as the use of a receipt, signature, or seal.(d)  This section does not authorize the department to require that a person submitting information to the department submit the information electronically.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 202, Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 493.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.022. Polygraph Examination

Sec. 493.022.  POLYGRAPH EXAMINATION.  An employee of the department who is the subject of a written complaint made by or filed with the department may not be suspended, discharged, or subjected to any other form of employment discrimination by the department because the employee refuses to take a polygraph examination.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 367, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 493.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.023. Charitable Fund-Raising

Sec. 493.023.  CHARITABLE FUND-RAISING.  (a)  Under policies established by the department, a department employee may participate in fund-raising activities conducted on department property on the employee's own time for the benefit of an eligible charitable organization.  The department shall adopt policies under this section which address:(1)  minimum qualifications of eligible charitable organizations;(2)  limitations on the use of funds;(3)  handling and distribution of the proceeds of fund-raising activity to eligible charitable organizations located in the county where the fund-raising takes place;  and(4)  ensuring that participation in fund-raising is voluntary and not coercive.(b)  Funds collected under this section are not subject to Section 404.094.(c)  This section does not affect the department's participation in the state employees charitable campaign under Subchapter H, Chapter 659.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 493.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.024. Application of Law Relating to Free Exercise of Religion

Sec. 493.024.  APPLICATION OF LAW RELATING TO FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION.  For purposes of Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, an ordinance, rule, order, decision, or practice that applies to a person in the custody of a jail or other correctional facility operated by or under a contract with the department is presumed to be in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and the least restrictive means of furthering that interest.  The presumption may be rebutted.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 493.023 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(42), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Govt Code § 493.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.025. Notification of Court of Release

Sec. 493.025.  NOTIFICATION OF COURT OF RELEASE.  On release of an inmate who discharges the inmate's sentence or on release of an inmate on parole or to mandatory supervision, the department promptly shall notify the clerk of the court in which the inmate was convicted of that fact.  The notice must be provided by e-mail or other electronic communication.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 541, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Renumbered from Sec. 493.023 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(42), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1123 (H.B. 200), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 493.0251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.0251. Victim Notification of Subsequent Felony

Sec. 493.0251.  VICTIM NOTIFICATION OF SUBSEQUENT FELONY.  (a)  In this section, "victim," "guardian of a victim," and "close relative of a deceased victim" have the meanings assigned by Section 508.117.(b)  If the department receives a notification under Article 2.023, Code of Criminal Procedure, regarding the indictment of a defendant described by that article, the department shall, to the extent requested under Subsection (c), make a reasonable effort to provide notice of the offense charged in the indictment to each victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim of an offense described by Article 2.023(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, for which the defendant was previously imprisoned at a facility operated by or under contract with the department and subsequently released.(c)  The department shall adopt a procedure by which a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim may:(1)  request to receive notice under this section; and(2)  inform the department of the person's address for purposes of providing the notice.(d)  Except as necessary to comply with this section, the board or the department may not disclose to any person the name or address of a person entitled to notice under this section unless:(1)  the person approves the disclosure; or(2)  a court determines that there is good cause for the disclosure and orders the board or the department to disclose the information.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 772 (H.B. 104), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 493.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.026. Certain Interagency Communications Prohibited

Sec. 493.026.  CERTAIN INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PROHIBITED.  The department, regardless of available capacity in the program, may not prohibit a parole panel from, or request a parole panel to refrain from, requiring an inmate to participate in and complete a treatment program operated by the department before the inmate is released on parole.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 17, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 493.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 493 - Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Organization|Section 493.027. Management-Employee Meetings

Sec. 493.027.  MANAGEMENT-EMPLOYEE MEETINGS.  (a)  The director of the department may meet regularly with representatives of an eligible state employee organization, as certified by the comptroller under Section 403.0165, that represents department employees in disciplinary or grievance matters to identify:(1)  department policies or practices that impair the efficient, safe, and effective operation of department facilities; and(2)  issues that could lead to unnecessary conflicts between the department and department employees and that could undermine retention and recruitment of those employees.(b)  The director annually shall submit a report to the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee on the outcome of any meetings held under this section.  The report must:(1)  be signed by the director and each representative of an employee organization described by Subsection (a) that participates in the meetings; and(2)  include a statement from each party regarding the impact of the meetings on the recruitment and retention of department employees and on employee morale.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 18, eff. June 15, 2007.|