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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to establishing parole officer maximum caseloads. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 508, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 508.1142 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.1142. PAROLE OFFICER MAXIMUM CASELOADS. (a) The |
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department shall adopt a policy that establishes guidelines for a |
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maximum caseload for each parole officer of: |
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(1) 60 active releasees, if the releasees are not in a |
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specialized program described by Subdivisions (2)-(6); |
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(2) 35 active releasees, if the releasees are in the |
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special needs offender program; |
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(3) 35 active releasees, if the releasees are in the |
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therapeutic community substance abuse aftercare treatment program; |
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(4) 24 active releasees, if the releasees are in the |
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sex offender program; |
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(5) 20 active releasees, if the releasees are |
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electronically monitored; and |
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(6) 11 active releasees, if the releasees are in the |
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super-intensive supervision program. |
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(b) If the department is unable to meet the maximum caseload |
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guidelines, the department shall submit a report to the Legislative |
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Budget Board, at the end of each fiscal year in which the department |
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fails to meet the guidelines, stating the amount of money needed by |
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the department to meet the guidelines. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall |
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adopt the policy establishing guidelines for maximum caseloads, as |
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required by Section 508.1142, Government Code, as added by this |
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Act, not later than September 1, 2007. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |