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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of vocational training to inmates |
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confined in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice transfer |
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facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 499, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 499.156 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 499.156. VOCATIONAL TRAINING. The department shall |
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adopt a policy under which a representative of a public or private |
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entity, including a public or private institution of higher |
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education, may provide vocational training on a voluntary basis to |
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inmates confined in a transfer facility authorized under this |
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subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall adopt |
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the policy required by Section 499.156, Government Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3606 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 2 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. 3606 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2021, 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 |