Bill Text: TX SB1248 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a community supervision and corrections department policy regarding supervision officer meetings and visits.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-03 - Left pending in committee [SB1248 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1248-Introduced.html
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| By: Miles | S.B. No. 1248 | |
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| relating to a community supervision and corrections department | ||
| policy regarding supervision officer meetings and visits. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 76, Government Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Section 76.019 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 76.019. POLICY REGARDING SUPERVISION OFFICER MEETINGS | ||
| AND VISITS. A community supervision and corrections department | ||
| shall adopt a policy regarding the scheduling of meetings or visits | ||
| with a defendant placed on community supervision and supervised by | ||
| the department. The policy must require the officer supervising | ||
| the defendant to take into consideration the defendant's work, | ||
| treatment, or community service schedule, as applicable, when | ||
| scheduling any required meetings or visits. | ||
| SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, each community | ||
| supervision and corrections department shall adopt the policy | ||
| required by Section 76.019, Government Code, as added by this Act. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
