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AN ACT
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relating to an inmate's completion of classes or programs before |
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being released on parole. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 508.152(b-2) and (c), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(b-2) At least once in every 12-month period, the department |
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shall review each inmate's individual treatment plan to assess the |
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inmate's institutional progress and revise or update the plan as |
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necessary. The department shall make reasonable efforts to provide |
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an inmate the opportunity to complete any classes or programs |
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included in the inmate's individual treatment plan, other than |
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classes or programs that are to be completed immediately before the |
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inmate's release on parole, in a timely manner so that the inmate's |
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release on parole is not delayed due to any uncompleted classes or |
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programs. |
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(c) The board shall conduct an initial review of an eligible |
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inmate not later than the 180th day after the date of the inmate's |
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admission to the institutional division. The board shall identify |
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any classes or programs that the board intends to require the inmate |
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to complete before releasing the inmate on parole. The department |
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shall provide the inmate with a list of those classes or programs. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2888 was passed by the House on May 6, |
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2017, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2888 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |