78R1231 EMT-D

By:  Talton                                                       H.B. No. 291



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the qualifications for membership on the Board of 
Pardons and Paroles.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 508.032, Government Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
	Sec. 508.032.  REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  Board 
members must be representative of the general public.
	(b)  A member must have resided in this state for the five
[two] years before appointment.
	(c)  A former employee of the Texas Department of Criminal 
Justice may not serve on the board before the second anniversary of 
the date employment with the department terminated.
	(d)  Not more than two of the six members appointed February 
1 of an odd-numbered year may have a background in the field of 
criminal justice.
	SECTION 2.  (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                       
	(b)  Section 508.032(c), Government Code, as added by this 
Act, applies only to an appointment made to the Board of Pardons and 
Paroles on or after the effective date of this Act.
	(c)  Section 508.032(d), Government Code, as added by this 
Act, applies only to an appointment made to the Board of Pardons and 
Paroles on or after February 1, 2005.