Bill Text: TX HB1041 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Relating to the review of certain privately operated residential facilities for persons released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-05-03 - Referred to Criminal Justice [HB1041 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB1041-Engrossed.html
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By: González of El Paso | H.B. No. 1041 |
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relating to the review of certain privately operated residential | ||
facilities for persons released on parole or to mandatory | ||
supervision. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: | ||
(1) "Department" means the Texas Department of | ||
Criminal Justice. | ||
(2) "Releasee" means a person released on parole or to | ||
mandatory supervision. | ||
SECTION 2. REVIEW OF RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES. (a) The | ||
department shall review instances in which a releasee has absconded | ||
from supervision while being housed in a facility that is: | ||
(1) operated under contract with the department; and | ||
(2) located in a county that has a population of | ||
800,000 or more and is located on the international border. | ||
(b) The department shall analyze the factors that | ||
contribute to releasees absconding, including to what extent a rate | ||
of absconsion from a particular facility that exceeds the statewide | ||
average for all facilities is attributable to the types of | ||
releasees residing in the facility or to issues related to the staff | ||
of the facility. | ||
(c) The department shall make recommendations regarding: | ||
(1) improvements to the procedures used by the | ||
department to: | ||
(A) assess whether a releasee is likely to | ||
abscond from supervision; and | ||
(B) identify the appropriate residence for a | ||
releasee; and | ||
(2) legislative changes to the department's | ||
contracting powers, including any provisions to: | ||
(A) determine the most suitable private vendors | ||
with which to contract for the housing, supervision, and | ||
programmatic support of releasees; and | ||
(B) establish minimum requirements for the | ||
staffing of any facility housing releasees under a contract with | ||
the department. | ||
SECTION 3. REPORT. Not later than December 1, 2018, the | ||
department shall report the results of the review and analysis | ||
required by Section 2 of this Act and make recommendations to the | ||
governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of | ||
representatives, and the standing legislative committees with | ||
primary jurisdiction over the department. | ||
SECTION 4. ASSISTANCE BY BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES. On | ||
request of the department, the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall | ||
provide information to the department or otherwise assist the | ||
department in conducting the review and preparing the report | ||
required by this Act. | ||
SECTION 5. EXPIRATION. This Act expires June 1, 2019. | ||
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September | ||
1, 2017. |