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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of educational services to certain |
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inmates imprisoned in the institutional division of the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.020 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.020. IN-CELL EDUCATION. The department may |
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establish a policy to provide in-cell education to an inmate |
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confined in administrative segregation if: |
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(1) the inmate would benefit from the education; and |
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(2) the education can be provided to the inmate in a |
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way that does not pose a threat to the health or safety of any |
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department staff member or other inmate. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 47 was passed by the House on May 9, |
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2007, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 2, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 47 was passed by the Senate on May 23, |
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2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |