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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the early termination of parole or mandatory |
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supervision for certain releasees who successfully complete a |
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residential substance abuse treatment program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 508, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 508.1551 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.1551. EARLY TERMINATION OF PAROLE OR MANDATORY |
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SUPERVISION. (a) Notwithstanding Section 508.148 or 508.155, the |
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board shall terminate the parole or mandatory supervision of a |
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person who: |
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(1) is required as a condition of release under |
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Section 508.185 to participate in a substance abuse treatment |
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program that includes not less than 150 days of residential care; |
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(2) successfully completes the program; and |
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(3) submits to the parole officer supervising the |
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person: |
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(A) proof of the person's successful completion |
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of the program in the manner required by the board; |
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(B) an application for termination of |
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supervision on a form prescribed by the board; and |
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(C) a one-time nonrefundable supervision |
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termination fee made payable to the division in the amount of $500. |
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(b) The board shall: |
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(1) adopt rules governing the manner by which a person |
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may provide proof of the successful completion of a substance abuse |
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treatment program for purposes of this section; and |
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(2) prescribe a standard form for use as an |
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application for termination of supervision under this section. |
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(c) A parole officer who receives the materials described by |
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Subsection (a)(3) shall promptly forward those materials to the |
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designated representative within the division for processing. On |
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receipt of the materials, including the fee, and on verification of |
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the person's proof of the successful completion of a substance |
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abuse treatment program, the division shall immediately notify the |
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board. On receipt of the notification, the board shall terminate |
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the person's parole or mandatory supervision. |
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(d) A person whose parole or mandatory supervision is |
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terminated under this section is considered to have completed the |
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person's full period of parole or mandatory supervision. |
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(e) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to |
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the credit of a dedicated account in the general revenue fund. |
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Money in the account may be appropriated only to provide funding for |
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the administration and provision of substance abuse treatment under |
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Section 508.185. |
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SECTION 2. Section 508.185, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.185. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. (a) A parole |
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panel shall require as a condition of release on parole or release |
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to mandatory supervision that an inmate participate as a releasee |
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in a substance abuse treatment program approved by the Department |
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of State Health Services that includes not less than 150 days of |
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residential care if the inmate: |
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(1) is not serving a sentence for and has never been |
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previously convicted of an offense listed in Section 508.149 and |
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would not otherwise be considered ineligible for release to |
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mandatory supervision under that section; |
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(2) successfully completes an in-prison substance |
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abuse treatment program or [who] immediately before release is a |
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participant in the program established under Section 501.0931; and |
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(3) agrees to participate as a releasee in a substance |
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abuse [in a drug or alcohol abuse continuum of care] treatment |
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program that includes residential care. |
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(b) The Department of State Health Services: |
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(1) is responsible for the administration of the |
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certification of substance abuse treatment programs approved under |
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this section; |
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(2) may charge a nonrefundable application fee for: |
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(A) initial certification of the approval; or |
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(B) renewal of the certification; |
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(3) shall adopt rules regarding substance abuse |
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treatment programs approved under this section; and |
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(4) shall monitor, coordinate, and provide training to |
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a person who provides a substance abuse [The Texas Commission on
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Alcohol and Drug Abuse shall develop the continuum of care] |
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treatment program under this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies to a person who is released on |
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parole or to mandatory supervision before, on, or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |