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Senate Bill 166 |
Senate Author: West, Royce |
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Effective: 6-15-07 |
House Sponsor: Madden |
Senate Bill 166 amends the Government Code to require the Community Justice Assistance Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to provide grants to community supervision and corrections departments for the implementation of a system of progressive sanctions designed to reduce the revocation rate of defendants placed on community supervision. The bill sets out priorities and preferences for awarding the grants and requires a report regarding the effectiveness and cost-benefit of programs that receive the grants.