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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to violations of parole or mandatory supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 508.001, Government Code is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Administrative Violation" means a technical |
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violation of parole or mandatory supervision which does not allege |
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criminal conduct. |
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(1) (2) "Board" means the Board of Pardons and |
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Paroles. |
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(2) (3) "Community supervision and corrections |
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department" means a department established under Chapter 76. |
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(3) (4) "Director" means the director of the pardons |
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and paroles division. |
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(4) (5) "Division" means the pardons and paroles |
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division. |
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(5) (6) "Mandatory supervision" means the release of |
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an eligible inmate sentenced to the institutional division so that |
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the inmate may serve the remainder of the inmate's sentence not on |
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parole but under the supervision of the pardons and paroles |
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division. |
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(6) (7) "Parole" means the discretionary and |
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conditional release of an eligible inmate sentenced to the |
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institutional division so that the inmate may serve the remainder |
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of the inmate's sentence under the supervision of the pardons and |
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paroles division. |
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(7) (8) "Parole officer" means a person appointed by |
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the director and assigned the duties of assessment of risks and |
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needs, investigation, case management, and supervision of |
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releasees to ensure that releasees are complying with the |
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conditions of parole or mandatory supervision. |
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(8) (9) "Parole commissioner" means a person employed |
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by the board to perform the duties described by Section 508.0441. |
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(9) (10) "Releasee" means a person released on parole |
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or to mandatory supervision. |
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(10) (11) "Presiding officer" means the presiding |
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officer of the Board of Pardons and Paroles. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |