Sec. 501.0101. STUDY OF VISITATION POLICIES; REPORT. (a) The department shall conduct a study of the effect of the department's visitation policies under Sections 501.010 and 507.030 on the relationships between inmates or defendants and their children. In conducting the study, the department shall:
(1) review:
(A) evidence-based visitation practices that enhance parental bonding and engagement; and
(B) age-appropriate visitation activities for children that enhance cognitive and motor skills; and
(2) consider implementing changes to the policies to strengthen the relationships between inmates or defendants and their children.
(b) Not later than December 31, 2020, the department shall report the results of the study to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over the department.
(c) This section expires February 1, 2021.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 123 (H.B. 650), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.
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