Bill Text: TX HB2744 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the access of a female inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to certain educational and vocational programs and services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-21 - Left pending in committee [HB2744 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2744-Introduced.html
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By: Neave | H.B. No. 2744 |
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relating to the access of a female inmate of the Texas Department of | ||
Criminal Justice to certain educational and vocational programs and | ||
services. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 19.005, Education Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | ||
(c) The district shall ensure that programs and services | ||
under this chapter are made available to females confined or | ||
imprisoned in the department. The district may offer a program or | ||
service under this chapter through telecommunication technology to | ||
satisfy the requirements of this subsection. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |