78R7150 GWK-D

By:  Allen                                                        H.B. No. 2670



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the early termination of parole and mandatory 
supervision.      
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 508, Government Code, is amended by 
amending Section 508.155 and by adding Section 508.1551 to read as 
follows:
	Sec. 508.155.  COMPLETION OF PAROLE OR MANDATORY SUPERVISION
PERIOD; EARLY TERMINATION.  (a)  To complete a parole period or a 
period of mandatory supervision, a releasee other than a releasee 
granted early termination of supervision must serve the entire 
period of parole.
	(b)  The time on parole is computed as calendar time.                          
	(c)  The division may recommend that a parole panel grant a 
releasee early termination of supervision if:
		(1)  the releasee is under supervision after serving a 
sentence for an offense other than an offense listed in Section 
508.149, and the releasee has not previously been convicted of an 
offense listed in Section 508.149;
		(2)  the releasee is not under supervision following 
the revocation of community supervision, parole, or mandatory 
supervision;
		(3)  the releasee has been under supervision for five 
years or for a period that when added to the calendar time served in 
the institutional division by the releasee before release equals 
two-thirds of the releasee's sentence; and
		(4)  the releasee's compliance with conditions of 
release has been satisfactory.
	(d)  The parole panel shall review the recommendation and may 
order or deny early termination of supervision.
	(e)  A releasee who is granted early termination under 
Subsection (d) has the same status as a releasee who completes a 
parole period or period of mandatory supervision by serving the 
entire period of parole or mandatory supervision.
	(f)  The policy board shall adopt rules defining 
satisfactory compliance with conditions of release.
	Sec. 508.1551.  TERMINATION OF SUPERVISION AND REPORTING 
REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The division may allow a releasee to serve the 
remainder of the releasee's sentence without supervision and 
without being required to report if:
		(1)  the releasee has been under supervision for at 
least one-half of the time that remained on the releasee's sentence 
when the releasee was released from imprisonment;
		(2)  during the period of supervision the releasee's 
parole or release to mandatory supervision has not been revoked; 
and
		(3)  the division determines:                                                 
			(A)  that the releasee has made a good faith 
effort to comply with any restitution order imposed on the releasee 
by a court; and
			(B)  that allowing the releasee to serve the 
remainder of the releasee's sentence without supervision and 
reporting is in the best interest of society.
	(b) [(d)]  The division may require a person released from 
supervision and reporting under Subsection (a) [(c)] to resubmit to 
supervision and resume reporting at any time and for any reason.
	SECTION 2.  (a)  The Board of Pardons and Paroles Policy 
Board shall adopt rules defining satisfactory compliance with 
conditions of release, as required by Section 508.155(f), 
Government Code, as added by this Act, not later than September 30, 
2003.
	(b)  The change in law made by this Act to Section 508.155, 
Government Code, applies to a releasee on parole or mandatory 
supervision on or after October 1, 2003, regardless of whether the 
releasee was released on parole or mandatory supervision before, 
on, or after that date.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.