Texas Transportation Code

§ 223.044 — INMATE LABOR OR LABOR OF PERSONS PLACED ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS

TN § 223.044Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part B. STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM · Ch. 223. BIDS AND CONTRACTS FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS · Art. B. CONTRACT PROVISIONS

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(a)The commission may authorize the department to contract with a criminal justice agency or a private correctional facility for the provision of inmate labor or the labor of persons placed on community supervision for a state highway system improvement project.

(b)A contract with a criminal justice agency must be made in conformity with Chapter 771, Government Code.

(c)In this section, "criminal justice agency" includes:

(1)the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;

(2)a community supervision and corrections department established under Chapter 76, Government Code; and

(3)a sheriff's department operating:

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 484, Sec. 1 to 4, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.