{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-497.061","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 497.061","heading":"RECIDIVISM STUDIES.","body":"The board shall gather data to determine whether participation in a private sector prison industries program is a factor that reduces recidivism among participants.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1236, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1188, Sec. 1.31, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1282 (H.B. 1914), Sec. 17, eff. June 19, 2009.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 497. INDUSTRY AND AGRICULTURE; LABOR OF INMATES","SUBCHAPTER C. PRIVATE SECTOR PRISON INDUSTRIES PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.497.htm#497.061","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"8529fea614b163ffc961de399decbcdc17519c2eb84bfb9c46d80cc99c6a1d85","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-497.060","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-497.062"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}