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By: Romero, Jr. (Senate Sponsor - Whitmire) |
H.B. No. 2888 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2017; |
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May 12, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal |
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Justice; May 19, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: |
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Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 19, 2017, sent to printer.) |
Click here to see the committee vote |
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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. 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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