87R12499 LHC-D     By: White H.B. No. 4076       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a modernization plan for post-adjudication secure   correctional facilities operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice   Department and a task force to evaluate those facilities.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 203, Human Resources Code, is amended by   adding Section 203.020 to read as follows:          Sec. 203.020.  PLAN TO MODERNIZE SECURE FACILITIES. (a)  In   coordination with the regionalization plan described by Section   203.017, the department shall develop and implement a plan to   modernize the secure facilities operated by the department under   Subtitle C.          (b)  The plan must:                (1)  provide for methods to:                      (A)  reduce the department's deferred maintenance   costs;                      (B)  increase the energy efficiency of secure   facilities;                      (C)  direct cost savings to pay for health care   costs for children committed to the department;                      (D)  increase staffing efficiency; and                      (E)  increase correctional staff compensation;                (2)  identify options for the department to contract   with private sector vendors to build and maintain secure facilities   to be leased by the department;                (3)  require new facilities to meet the standards for   secure correctional facilities published by the American   Correctional Association; and                (4)  require that new facilities be designed to:                      (A)  maximize the safety of correctional   officers, facility staff, and children committed to the custody of   the department;                      (B)  comply with any court-ordered remedy; and                      (C)  facilitate the rehabilitation and   reintegration into society of children committed to the custody of   the department.          (c)  In developing the plan, the department shall consult   with stakeholders and experts.          (d)  New facilities built under the plan may only be named   for juvenile correctional officers or staff who:                (1)  were killed in the course of their employment with   the department; or                (2)  made significant contributions to public safety in   this state.          SECTION 2.  (a)  A task force is established under this   section to conduct a thorough evaluation of the Texas Juvenile   Justice Department's secure correctional facilities.          (b)  The governor shall appoint to the task force in a number   that the governor deems sufficient:                (1)  members of the house of representatives and   senate;                (2)  local government officials; and                (3)  juvenile justice stakeholders.          (c)  Not later than September 1, 2022, the task force shall   submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the   legislature recommendations regarding which secure correctional   facilities operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department should   be:                (1)  renovated and continued in operation as a secure   correctional facility by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;                (2)  renovated and used for a purpose other than a   secure correctional facility by the Texas Juvenile Justice   Department; or                (3)  repurposed by an entity other than the Texas   Juvenile Justice Department.          (d)  The task force established under this section is   abolished December 1, 2022.          SECTION 3.  Not later than January 1, 2022, the Texas   Juvenile Justice Department shall develop the plan required by   Section 203.020, Human Resources Code, as added by this Act.          SECTION 4.  As soon as practicable after the effective date   of this Act, the governor shall make appointments to the task force   created by this Act.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.