By:  Whitmire                                                     S.B. No. 1678


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

Relating to the organization and duties of the Board of Pardons and 
Paroles.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 508.036(a), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	Sec. 508.036.  POLICY BOARD:  COMPOSITION; GENERAL DUTIES.  
(a)  The governor shall designate seven [six] members of the board 
to serve as the Board of Pardons and Paroles Policy Board.  The 
governor shall designate the presiding officer of the board as one 
of the seven [six] members of the policy board, and the presiding 
officer of the board shall serve as presiding officer of the policy 
board.  Service on the policy board is an additional duty of office 
for members appointed to the policy board.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.