| TO: | Honorable Ray Allen, Chair, House Committee on Corrections |
| FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB1715 by Hodge (Relating to the operations of the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the pardons and paroles division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the supervision of persons released on parole or mandatory supervision.), As Introduced |
The provision of the bill that is the subject of this analysis would amend the Government Code by specifying procedures for early termination of parole supervision. The Parole Division would be allowed to recommend to the Board of Pardons and Paroles termination for parolees who have successfully served more than five years on parole, or who have served 2/3rds of their entire sentence. The parole division has estimated that 3,901 offenders who have successfully served more than 5 years, are under minimum supervision, and are not convicted of sexual or assaultive offenses. Potential savings from this section of the bill would depend on the extent to which early termination of parole supervision is utilized.
No significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies is anticipated from any provisions of this bill that authorize or require a change in the sanctions applicable to adults convicted of felony crimes.
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| LBB Staff: | JK, GG
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