Bill Text: TX SB1312 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the establishment of a task force to study the impact of the use of administrative segregation and disciplinary seclusion.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-09 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB1312 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1312-Introduced.html
88R8853 MZM-D | ||
By: Eckhardt | S.B. No. 1312 |
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relating to the establishment of a task force to study the impact of | ||
the use of administrative segregation and disciplinary seclusion. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: | ||
(1) "Disciplinary seclusion" means the separation of a | ||
child from other children for disciplinary reasons and the | ||
placement of the child alone in an area from which egress is | ||
prevented for more than 90 minutes. | ||
(2) "Juvenile facility" means a facility that serves | ||
children under juvenile court jurisdiction and that is operated as | ||
a pre-adjudication secure detention facility, a short-term | ||
detention facility, or a post-adjudication secure correctional | ||
facility. | ||
SECTION 2. TASK FORCE TO STUDY ADMINISTRATIVE SEGREGATION | ||
AND DISCIPLINARY SECLUSION. (a) A task force is established under | ||
this section to study the short-term and long-term impacts of the | ||
use of: | ||
(1) administrative segregation on inmates confined in | ||
facilities operated by or under contract with the Texas Department | ||
of Criminal Justice; and | ||
(2) disciplinary seclusion for children detained in or | ||
committed to a juvenile facility. | ||
(b) The task force is composed of 12 members appointed by | ||
the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of | ||
representatives, each of whom shall appoint: | ||
(1) one representative of the Texas Department of | ||
Criminal Justice; | ||
(2) one representative of the Texas Juvenile Justice | ||
Department; | ||
(3) one representative of a statewide organization | ||
that advocates for the improvement of conditions in correctional | ||
facilities or juvenile facilities; and | ||
(4) one member who is a mental health professional. | ||
(c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas | ||
Juvenile Justice Department shall provide access to facilities and | ||
records and otherwise assist the task force in conducting the | ||
study. | ||
(d) Not later than December 1, 2024, the task force shall | ||
prepare and submit a written report containing the results of the | ||
study and any legislative recommendations to: | ||
(1) the governor; | ||
(2) the lieutenant governor; | ||
(3) the speaker of the house of representatives; | ||
(4) each standing committee of the legislature having | ||
primary jurisdiction over the Texas Department of Criminal Justice | ||
or Texas Juvenile Justice Department; | ||
(5) the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and | ||
(6) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. | ||
(e) The task force is abolished and this Act expires | ||
September 1, 2025. | ||
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | ||
1, 2023. |