{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-499.156","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 499.156","heading":"VOCATIONAL TRAINING.","body":"Without reference to the addition of this section, this subchapter was repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 126 (H.B. 719), Sec. 9(1), eff. September 1, 2021.\nThe department shall adopt a policy under which a representative of a public or private entity, including a public or private institution of higher education, may provide vocational training on a voluntary basis to inmates.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 719 (H.B. 3606), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), Sec. 48, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. CORRECTIONS","CHAPTER 499. POPULATION MANAGEMENT; SPECIAL PROGRAMS","SUBCHAPTER G. TRANSFER FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.499.htm#499.156","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"d494b11391fe109741f98ce26029600a801fdfabba33ddeecf18b94df57cbf49","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-499.126","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-500.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}