- (a) The department shall prepare a 10-year plan that identifies the department's facility and capacity needs.
(b) In developing the plan under Subsection (a), the department:
- (1) must consider the various regional needs of the state, including any ancillary or community benefits associated with department facilities; and
- (2) may contract with a third party as needed.
(c) Not later than December 1, 2026, and every fourth anniversary of that date, the department shall submit:
- (1) the plan to the board for approval; and
- (2) the approved plan to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing legislative committee with jurisdiction over appropriations or the department.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2025.