Sec. 497.022. CONTRACTS. The department may contract with:
(1) another state, the federal government, a foreign government, or an agency of any of those governments to manufacture for or sell to those governments prison-made articles or products;
(2) a private or independent institution of higher education to manufacture for or sell to that school or institution prison-made articles or products; or
(3) a private school or a visually handicapped person in this state to manufacture Braille textbooks or other instructional aids for the education of visually handicapped persons.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 752 (H.B. 2839), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 497 - Industry and Agriculture; Labor of Inmates
Subchapter B. Sales of Prison-Made Articles or Products
Section 497.0211. Exception: Institutions of Higher Education
Section 497.024. Agencies and Political Subdivisions: Duties to Purchase
Section 497.025. Purchasing Procedure
Section 497.027. Specifications