Title 37, Part IX

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards proposes to review the following sections from Chapter 253 pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167. The Commission has determined that no changes to this chapter are necessary at this time.

The commission is proposing to readopt these rules as they continue to exist.

Comments on the review of these proposed rules may be submitted to Flint Britton, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, P.O. Box 12985, Austin, Texas 78711.

253.1. Definitions.

TRD-9903307

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards proposes to review the following sections from Chapter 297 pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167. The Commission has determined that no changes to this chapter are necessary at this time.

The commission is proposing to readopt these rules as they continue to exist.

Comments on the review of these proposed rules may be submitted to Flint Britton, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, P.O. Box 12985, Austin, Texas 78711.

297.1. Regular Local Inspections.

297.2. Regular Commission Inspections .

297.3. Inspection Reports.

297.4. Certification.

297.5. Notice of Noncompliance/Administrative Order.

297.6. Response by Officials.

297.7. Commission Review of Compliance.

297.8. Remedial Order by Commission.

297.9. Other Commission Remedies.

297.10. Review of Commission Action.

297.11. Request for Administrative Hearing.

297.12. County Contract with Private Entity for Jail Facilities.

297.13. Municipal Contract with Private Entity for Jail Facilities.

297.14. Contract with Other States for Housing Non-Texas Inmates.

TRD-9903308

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards proposes to review the following sections from Chapter 299 pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167. The Commission has determined that no changes to this chapter are necessary at this time.

The commission is proposing to readopt these rules as they continue to exist.

Comments on the review of these proposed rules may be submitted to Flint Britton, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, P.O. Box 12985, Austin, Texas 78711.

299.1. Policy.

299.2. Filing.

299.3. Contents.

299.4. Burden.

299.5. Determination/Notice.

299.6. Request for Hearing.

TRD-9903309

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards proposes to review the following sections from Chapter 300 pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167. The Commission has determined that no changes to this chapter are necessary at this time.

The commission is proposing to readopt these rules as they continue to exist.

Comments on the review of these proposed rules may be submitted to Flint Britton, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, P.O. Box 12985, Austin, Texas 78711.

300.1. General.

300.2. Designated Services.

300.3. Applicable Facilities.

300.4. Setting Fees.

300.5. Collection of Fees.

TRD-9903310

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards proposes to review the following sections from Chapter 301 pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167. The Commission has determined that no changes to this chapter are necessary at this time.

The commission is proposing to readopt these rules as they continue to exist.

Comments on the review of these proposed rules may be submitted to Flint Britton, Texas Commission on Jail Standards, P.O. Box 12985, Austin, Texas 78711.

301.1. Procedure.s

301.2. Decision.

TRD-9903311

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3114), the review of the following sections from Chapter 267 pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

267.1. Identification.

267.2. Authorization.

267.3. Search.

267.4. Record.

267.5. Property Return.

This concludes the review of Chapter 267.

TRD-9903294

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3114), the review of the following sections from Chapter 269, Subchapters A - D, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

Subchapter A. GENERAL

269.1. Record System.

269.2. Fiscal.

269.3. Weapons/Ammunition Procedure.

269.4. Equitable Treatment.

Subchapter B. JAIL POPULATION REPORTS

269.10. General.

269.11. Reports.

269.12. Forms.

269.13. Records.

269.14. Revisions.

Subchapter C. TRANSFER OF FELONY BACKLOG

269.20. General.

269.21. Applicable County Jail.

269.22. Appropriate Facility.

269.23. Administrative Order.

269.24. Request for Hearing.

269.25. Amendments to Administrative Orders.

269.26. Limits of Transfer.

269.27. Reports.

269.28. Payments.

269.29. Determination of Costs.

269.30. Felony Backlog Inmates.

269.31. Forms.

269.32. Order To Accept Inmates.

Subchapter D. JUVENILE JUSTICE REPORTS

269.40. General.

269.41. Reports.

269.42. Forms.

269.43. Records.

This concludes the review of Chapter 269.

TRD-9903295

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3114), the review of the following sections from Chapter 271, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

271.1. Objective Classification Plan.

271.2. Housing Scheme.

271.3. Training.

271.4. Appeals.

271.5. Validation.

271.6. Records.

271.7. Audit.

This concludes the review of Chapter 271.

TRD-9903296

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3114), the review of the following sections from Chapter 273, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

273.1. Health Services.

273.2. Health Services Plan.

273.3. Health Instructions.

273.4. Health Records.

273.5. Mental Disabilities/Suicide Prevention Plan.

273.6. Tuberculosis Screening Plan.

273.7. Health Services.

This concludes the review of Chapter 273.

TRD-9903297

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3115), the review of the following sections from Chapter 275, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

275.1. Regular Observation by Corrections Officers.

275.2. Corrections Officer Training and Licensing.

275.3. Corrections Officer Pay.

275.4. Staff.

275.5. Census.

275.6. Searches for Contraband.

This concludes the review of Chapter 275.

TRD-9903298

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3115), the review of the following sections from Chapter 277, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

277.1. Inmate Clothing.

277.2. Laundering.

277.3. Personal Clothing.

277.4. Personal Hygiene.

277.5. Toilet Paper.

277.6. Showers.

277.7. Compelling Haircuts.

277.8. Bedding and Linens.

277.9. Laundering of Bedding and Linens.

277.10. Mattresses.

This concludes the review of Chapter 277.

TRD-9903299

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3115), the review of the following sections from Chapter 279, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

279.1. Sanitation Plan.

279.2. Specificity.

This concludes the review of Chapter 279.

TRD-9903300

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3115), the review of the following sections from Chapter 281, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

281.1. Frequency of Meals.

281.2. Dining/Day Rooms for Meals.

281.3. Balanced Diet.

281.4. Prescribed Diets.

281.5. Staff Supervision.

281.6. Outside Food Preparation.

This concludes the review of Chapter 281.

TRD-9903301

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3116), the review of the following sections from Chapter 283, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

283.1. Inmate Discipline Plan.

283.2. Inmate Rules and Regulations.

283.3. Inmate Grievance Plan.

This concludes the review of Chapter 283.

TRD-9903302

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3116), the review of the following sections from Chapter 285, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

285.1. Physical Exercise.

285.2. Sunlight.

285.3. Activities.

285.4. Volunteers

This concludes the review of Chapter 285.

TRD-9903303

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3116), the review of the following sections from Chapter 287, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

287.1. Education and Rehabilitation Plan.

287.2. Criteria, Eligibility.

287.3. Continuity.

287.4. Library Plan.

This concludes the review of Chapter 287.

TRD-9903304

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3116), the review of the following sections from Chapter 289, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

289.1. Assignment and Supervision.

289.2. Voluntary Work.

289.3. Maximum Hours.

289.4. Outside Security Perimeter.

289.5. Non-Exclusivity.

This concludes the review of Chapter 289.

TRD-9903305

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards adopts without changes as proposed in the April 16, 1999, issue of the Texas Register (24 TexReg 3116), the review of the following sections from Chapter 291, pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167.

No comments were received regarding readoption of this chapter.

291.1. Inmate Telephone Plan.

291.2. Inmate Correspondence Plan.

291.3. Inmate Commissary Plan.

291.4. Inmate Visitation Plan.

291.5. Inmate Religious Services Plan.

This concludes the review of Chapter 291.

TRD-9903306

Jack E. Crump

Executive Director

Texas Commission on Jail Standards

Filed: June 7, 1999

Title 28, Part II

In accordance with the Appropriation Act, Article IX, §167, and pursuant to the notice of intention to review published in the April 30, 1999, issue of the Texas Register , (24 TexReg 3364), the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission has reviewed and considered for readoption the following rules in Title 28, Part II of the Texas Administrative Code:

§122.1. Notice to Employer of Injury or Occupational Disease.

§122.2. Injured Employee's Claim for Compensation.

§122.3. Exposure to Communicable Diseases: Reporting and Testing Requirements for Emergency Responders.

§122.4. State Employees Exposed to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): Reporting and Testing Requirements.

§122.100. Claim for Death Benefits.

§141.1. Requesting and Setting a Benefit Review Conference.

§141.2. Canceling or Rescheduling a Benefit Review Conference.

§141.3. Failure to Attend a Benefit Review Conference.

§141.4. Filing and Exchange Pertinent Information.

§141.5. Description of the Benefit Review Conference.

§141.6. Interlocutory Orders.

§141.7. Commission Actions After a Benefit Review Conference.

The Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) has assessed whether the reason for adopting or readopting these rules continues to exist. No comments were received regarding the review of these rules.

As a result of the review, the Commission has determined that the reason for adoption of the rules continues to exist. Therefore, the Commission readopts these rules. If the Commission determines that any of these rules should be revised or repealed, the repeal or revisions of the rules will be accomplished in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

TRD-9903331

Susan Cory

General Counsel

Texas Workers' Compensation Commission

Filed: June 8, 1999

In accordance with the Appropriation Act, Article IX, §167, and pursuant to the notice of intention to review published in the March 26, 1999, issue of the Texas Register , (24 TexReg 2361), the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) has reviewed and considered for readoption the following rule in Title 28, Part II of the Texas Administrative Code:

§144.1. Authority and Duties of Arbitrators.

§144.2. Ex Parte Communications.

§144.3. Delivery of Copies of Documents.

§144.4. Election to Engage in Arbitration.

§144.5. Statement of Disputes.

§144.6. Assignment of Arbitrator.

§144.7. Setting the Arbitration Proceeding.

§144.8. Expediting Procedures.

§144.9. Exchange of Evidence and Proposed Resolution.

§144.10. Stipulations, Agreement, and Settlements.

§144.11. Continuance.

§144.12. Failure to Attend Arbitration.

§144.13. Rights of Parties.

§144.14. Ususal Order of Proceedings.

§144.15. Award of the Arbitrator.

§144.16. Requesting a Copy of the Record.

The Commission has assessed whether the reason for adopting or readopting this rule continues to exist. No comments were received regarding the review of this rule.

As a result of the review, the Commission has determined that the reason for adoption of this rule continues to exist. Therefore, the Commission readopts this rule. If the Commission determines that this rule should be revised, the revision will be accomplished in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Susan Cory General Counsel Texas Workers' Compensation Commission Filed: June 8, 1999

TRD-9903332

Susan Cory

General Counsel

Texas Workers' Compensation Commission

Filed: June 8, 1999