Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Page: 1,652
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(2) Section 497.012(e);
(3) Section 501.100; and
(4) Sections 501.148(c) and (d).
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and
renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION . Section 497.012(b), Government Code, is amended to read as
follows:
(b) If the department determines that it is economically feasible, the department
shall repair or refurbish the surplus or salvage data processing equipment. The
department may [she4] sell the repaired or refurbished data processing equipment to a
school district, a state agency, an organization that is exempt from taxation under
Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or a political subdivision of the
state in that relative order of preference.
Floor Amendment No. 4
Amend CSSB 213 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION
to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION . Subchapter B, Chapter 495, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 495.0251 to read as follows:
Sec. 495.0251. COMMISSARY STUDY. (a) The department shall contract with
an independent third party to study the department's commissary operations. The
independent third party must:
(1) review the operation of the commissary in each facility operated by the
department; and
(2) make recommendations to the department for decreasing the costs of, or
otherwise improving the operations of, the commissaries.
(b) Not later than December 1, 2014, the department shall provide a report
summarizing the results of the study to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the
speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing legislative committees with
primary jurisdiction over criminal justice matters. The report must include information
regarding the extent to which the department has implemented the independent third
party's recommendations.
(c) This section expires January 1, 2015.
Floor Amendment No. 6
Amend CSSB 213 (house committee printing) by adding the following
appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent
SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION . Subchapter A, Chapter 501, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 501.023 to read as follows:
Sec. 501.023. INFORMATION CONCERNING FOSTER CARE HISTORY.
(a) The department, during the diagnostic process, shall assess each inmate with
respect to whether the inmate has at any time been in the conservatorship of a state
agency responsible for providing child protective services.
(b) Not later than December 31 of each year, the department shall submit a
report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
representatives, and each legislative standing committee having primary jurisdiction1652
83rd Legislature- Regular Session
55th Day
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