Tex. Gov't Code Section 497.051
Purpose; Definitions

(a)

The board shall approve, certify, and supervise the operation of private sector prison industries programs in the department, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and in county correctional facilities in compliance with the federal prison enhancement certification program established under 18 U.S.C. Section 1761. The board may use board and department employees to provide the clerical and technical support necessary for the board to perform the board’s duties under this subchapter and shall ensure that the department implements the policies adopted by the board that relate to the operation of private sector prison industries programs.

(a-1)

The board shall ensure that private sector prison industries programs are operated under this subchapter in a manner that is designed to avoid the loss of existing jobs for employees in this state who are not incarcerated or imprisoned.

(b)

In this subchapter:

(1)

“Governmental entity” means the department, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and any county that operates a private sector prison industries program under this subchapter.

(2)

“Participant” means a participant in a private sector prison industries program.

(c)

This subchapter does not authorize the board to direct the general operations of or to govern the Texas Juvenile Justice Department or county correctional facilities in any manner not specifically described by Subsection (a).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a). Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 318, Sec. 69, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 7, eff. June 19, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 97, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 497.051 — Purpose; Definitions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­497.­htm#497.­051 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

497.001
Texas Correctional Industries 497.002
Purpose 497.003
Advisory Committee 497.004
Labor, Pay 497.005
Industrial Receipts 497.006
Contracts with Private Business 497.007
Grants 497.008
Lease of Land 497.010
Offense: Sale or Offer of Sale of Prison-produced Articles or Products 497.011
Certain Contracts Prohibited 497.012
Repair and Resale of Surplus Data Processing Equipment 497.021
Authority 497.022
Contracts 497.023
Priorities 497.024
Agencies and Political Subdivisions: Duties to Purchase 497.025
Purchasing Procedure 497.026
Prices 497.027
Specifications 497.028
Catalogs 497.029
New Articles and Products 497.031
Sale of State Flags to State Agency 497.051
Purpose 497.056
Private Sector Prison Industries Account 497.057
Rules 497.058
Piecp Wage 497.059
Limiting Impact of Certification on Non-prison Industry 497.060
Workers’ Compensation 497.061
Recidivism Studies 497.062
Limitation on Number of Participants and Cost Accounting Centers 497.063
Contract Requirements 497.064
Availability of Certain Information on Internet 497.081
Appointment 497.082
Use of Regular Inmates as Trusties Prohibited 497.083
Restrictions on Trusties 497.084
Honor Farms 497.085
Failure to Enforce 497.091
Contracts for Inmate Labor 497.092
Highway Improvement 497.093
Inmate Labor at Sam Houston State University 497.094
Job Training Programs 497.095
Inmate’s Work Record 497.096
Liability Protections 497.097
Use of State Jail Felons 497.099
Participation in Work Program Required 497.111
Advisory Committee on Agriculture 497.112
Agricultural Efficiency and Economy 497.113
Surplus Agricultural Property and Products 497.0211
Exception: Institutions of Higher Education 497.0527
Complaints 497.0581
Participant Contributions 497.0595
Limitation on Contracts 497.0596
Notice Concerning Certain Contracts
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 497.051’s source at texas​.gov