By:  Whitmire                                                     S.R. No. 969



SENATE RESOLUTION
	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 78th 
Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, That Senate Rule 12.03 be 
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the 
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on 
Senate Bill No. 880, relating to the time allowed for disposition 
of certain charges regarding a violation of parole or other forms 
of release from prison, to consider and take action on the 
following matter:
	Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the committee 
to change text that is not in disagreement by substituting "41st" 
for "31st" in two places in Subsection (a), Section 508.282, 
Government Code, to read as follows:
	(a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a parole panel, 
a designee of the board, or the department shall dispose of the 
charges against an inmate or person described by Section 
508.281(a):
		(1)  before the 41st [61st] day after the date on 
which:
			(A)  a warrant issued as provided by Section 
508.251 is executed, if the inmate or person is arrested only on a 
charge that the inmate or person has committed an administrative 
violation of a condition of release, and the inmate or person is 
not charged before the 41st [61st] day with the commission of an 
offense described by Section 508.2811(2)(B); or
			(B)  the sheriff having custody of an inmate or 
person alleged to have committed an offense after release 
notifies the department that:
				(i)  the inmate or person has discharged 
the sentence for the offense; or 
				(ii)  the prosecution of the alleged 
offense has been dismissed by the attorney representing the state 
in the manner provided by Article 32.02, Code of Criminal 
Procedure; or
		(2)  within a reasonable time after the date on which 
the inmate or person is returned to the custody of the 
department, if:
			(A)  immediately before the return the inmate 
or person was in custody in another state or in a federal 
correctional system; or
			(B)  the inmate or person is transferred to the 
custody of the department under Section 508.284.
	Explanation: This change is necessary to provide adequate 
time for the disposition of certain charges for the violation of 
parole or other forms of release from prison.




_______________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
     I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on May 29, 2003, by the 
following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.



_______________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate