TO: | Honorable Jim McReynolds, Chair, House Committee on Corrections |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1711 by Turner, Sylvester (Relating to requiring the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to establish a comprehensive reentry and reintegration plan for offenders released or discharged from a correctional facility.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2010 | ($6,380,897) |
2011 | ($6,380,897) |
2012 | ($6,380,897) |
2013 | ($6,380,897) |
2014 | ($6,380,897) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from General Revenue Fund 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2009 |
---|---|---|
2010 | ($6,380,897) | 128.0 |
2011 | ($6,380,897) | 128.0 |
2012 | ($6,380,897) | 128.0 |
2013 | ($6,380,897) | 128.0 |
2014 | ($6,380,897) | 128.0 |
The bill would require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to develop a comprehensive reentry and reintegration plan for offenders released or discharged from a correctional facility. The reentry and reintegration plan must provide for an assessment of each offender entering the facility to determine skills, needs, and a comprehensive network of transitional programs to address the offender's needs. The bill would require staff to provide offenders with individualized case management. The bill would allow TDCJ to contract with a private vendor or other entity to implement certain services.
The bill would specify that TDCJ adopt and implement policies that encourage family unity while an offender is confined, as well as post-release or post-discharge participation in the offender’s transition back to the community. The agency shall also take into consideration the best interest of the offender’s family when determining which correctional facility to house the offender. In addition, TDCJ must conduct and coordinate research that examines the impact of an offender’s confinement on the well-being of the offender’s child.
Source Agencies: | 696 Department of Criminal Justice
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ESi, GG, SDO
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