Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District.

HB 1515 amends Texas Education Code provisions governing the Windham School District, which provides education to incarcerated individuals. The bill requires the district to develop career-focused educational programs (including vocational training leading to certification) specifically for inmates, with goals to reduce recidivism, lower confinement costs, and improve post-release employment outcomes. Key mechanisms include mandating the district to track specific metrics like post-release arrests, convictions, employment types, and program effectiveness. The bill directly affects inmates in Texas prisons by restructuring educational services within the correctional system.