Interim Hearings - Weeks of September 13th and 20th
Today's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. Below are resources related to upcoming Interim Hearings.
September 15th
House Committee on General Investigating & Ethics
House Committee on County Affairs
Topic: Possible changes to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards minimum standards and better processes with regards to inmate care, training, and coordination among county jails, local mental health authorities, and the Department of State Health Services. Invited testimony only from Sheriff's Association of Texas, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Texas Council of Community Centers, and Department of State Health Services
September 22nd
Senate Committee on Criminal Justice
Topic: Jail safety standards in Texas
- Invited and Public Testimony on Jail Standards, House Committee on County Affairs, July 30, 2015
- Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature (Charge 3: General Study of Issues Facing County Jails), House Committee on County Affairs, January 2013
- The Texas Commission on Jail Standards: The State's Solution for Implementing a Strong County Jail System, While Protecting Counties From Liability, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, 2012
- Texas Local Government Code §§ 351.001 et seq., County Jail Facilities, Jail Standards
- Texas Administrative Code, Title 37, Part 9 (Minimum Jail Standards), Texas Commission on Jail Standards/Texas Secretary of State
- Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Technical Assistance Bulletins, Non-Compliant Jails, Budget Reports, County Population Reports, 84th Legislature Information and Documents)
