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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 9TEXAS COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS
CHAPTER 297COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
RULE §297.9Commission Review of Compliance

(a) If a response is not received from the responsible officials or if a response does not offer remedies addressing all the items of noncompliance, the Commission may request that officials appear at a regular or special meeting of the Commission to present evidence of corrective action to be taken. Following the officials' presentation, the Commission may require the officials to appear before the Commission at a future date to report on compliance progress, may issue a remedial order, or may deem that no further action is required.

(b) If a notice of noncompliance is issued to a facility operated by a private entity under Section 351.101 or 361.061, Local Government Code, the compliance status of the facility shall be reviewed at the next meeting of the Commission.

(c) After the issuance of a notice of non-compliance, the jail's compliance status will be reviewed as required by the Commission's monthly compliance assessment review.

(d) A jail that has been issued two or more notices of non-compliance within a period of eighteen consecutive months will be subject to increased monitoring to include:

  (1) Submission of monthly status reports on a form prescribed by the Commission and supporting documentation as requested by the Commission to determine status; and

  (2) Two unannounced comprehensive inspections within twelve months from the date that the increased monitoring commenced.

(e) If the jail fails to submit the monthly reports or fails one of these two full inspections, the jail will be subject to immediate enforcement action.


Source Note: The provisions of this §297.9 adopted to be effective December 4, 2022, 47 TexReg 8043

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