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CorrectionsThe bill establishes that the minimum wage for participants in prison industries programsunder the supervision of the Texas Youth Commission is the federal minimum wage andauthorizes the Private Sector Prison Industries Oversight Authority to establish deductions forthose participants that are different from the deductions established for other participants. Thebill requires other program participants to be paid the prison industry enhancement certificationprogram wage, computed by the Texas Workforce Commission, rather than the prevailing wagecomputed by the authority.The bill requires the manufacturing and logistics division and the institutional division towork together in supervising the production and sale of inmates’ arts and crafts. The billrequires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to reimburse TDCJ, rather than theinstitutional division, for the cost of manufacturing license plates and registration insignia.When manufacturing is started, and after negotiations, TDCJ, the Texas Building andProcurement Commission, and TxDOT are required to set a price for each license plate andinsignia.House Bill 1660House Author: FloresEffective: 9-1-03Senate Sponsor: HinojosaHouse Bill 1660 amends the Local Government Code to require the Texas Commission onJail Standards to submit a report regarding installation and operation of a video camerasurveillance system in county jails to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature andto the presiding officer of the standing committee of the house of representatives havingprimary jurisdiction over county affairs not later than December 1, 2004. The report mustaddress the feasibility of installing and operating video camera surveillance systems thatrecord video images in certain areas of the county jail, evolutionary changes in technologyaffecting the installation and operation, the potential sources of county revenue to pay forvideo camera surveillance systems, identification of other areas that should be monitored inthe county jail, and the feasibility of using other means to address the issues presenting theneed for the surveillance systems. The report also includes statistics gathered by the commissionregarding specific jail issues by county. The provisions of this bill expire December 2, 2004.House Bill 1670House Author: AllenEffective: 9-1-03Senate Sponsor: WhitmireHouse Bill 1670 amends the Government Code to authorize an inmate, other than aninmate serving a sentence of death or having a reportable conviction or adjudication under theSex Offender Registration Program, to be released on medically recommended intensivesupervision (MRIS) on a date designated by certain parole panels. The bill only allows aninmate convicted of certain serious felony offenses to be considered for MRIS if a medicalcondition of terminal illness or long-term care has been diagnosed. The bill authorizes aninmate who is not a U.S. citizen, who is not serving a sentence of death, and who is notrequired to register as a sex offender, or has not been convicted of certain felony offenses to bereleased to immigration authorities pending deportation. The bill requires the parole panel todetermine that on release the inmate would be deported to another country, is not a threat topublic safety, and is unlikely to reenter this country illegally.The bill provides that only certain parole panels composed of the presiding officer of theBoard of Pardons and Paroles and two members appointed by the presiding officer may makedeterminations regarding the release of inmates on MRIS or deportation. The bill requires theTexas Council on Offenders with Mental Impairments to provide information to the panelregarding inmates who have been identified as candidates for potential release under MRIS.45