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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain inmates for release on |
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mandatory supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 508.149(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) An inmate who is serving a sentence for or has been |
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previously convicted of an offense under Section 19.04, 20A.02, |
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21.12, 22.041, 22.05, 22.07, or 22.09, Penal Code, may not be |
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released to mandatory supervision if a parole panel determines |
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that[:
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[(1)
the inmate's accrued good conduct time is not an
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accurate reflection of the inmate's potential for rehabilitation;
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and
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[(2)] the inmate's release would endanger the public. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to any |
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inmate serving a term of imprisonment in a facility operated by or |
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under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on or |
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after the effective date of this Act, regardless of when the inmate |
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was sentenced to serve that term. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |