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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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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. Section 508.152, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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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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(d-1) The department shall take reasonable measures to |
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ensure that an inmate has the opportunity to complete any classes or |
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programs identified by the board under Subsection (c) before the |
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inmate's initial parole eligibility date computed under Section |
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508.145. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |