Bill Text: TX HB1041 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
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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-Introduced.html
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-Introduced.html
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By: González of El Paso | H.B. No. 1041 |
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relating to the review of 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. The | ||
department shall review instances in which a releasee housed in a | ||
facility operated under contract with the department has absconded | ||
from supervision, with a particular emphasis on facilities in which | ||
the rate of absconsion exceeds the statewide average for all | ||
facilities. The department shall analyze the factors that | ||
contribute to releasees absconding, include to what extent a higher | ||
rate of absconsion from a particular facility is attributable to | ||
the types of releasees residing in the facility or to issues related | ||
to the staff of the facility, and 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 a 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. |