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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the award of diligent participation credit to |
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defendants confined in a state jail felony facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 15(h), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal |
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Procedure, is amended by amending Subdivision (1) and adding |
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Subdivision (4) to read as follows: |
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(1) A defendant confined in a state jail felony |
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facility does not earn good conduct time for time served in the |
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facility but may be awarded diligent participation credit in |
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accordance with Subdivision (4). |
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(4) A judge may credit against any time a defendant is |
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required to serve in a state jail felony facility an additional time |
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for each day the defendant actually serves in the facility for the |
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defendant's diligent participation in an industrial, work, |
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agricultural, educational, or vocational program provided to |
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defendants confined in the facility. A time credit under this |
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subdivision may not exceed one-fifth of the amount of time the |
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defendant is originally required to serve in the facility. A |
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defendant may not be awarded a credit under this subdivision for any |
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period during which the defendant is subject to disciplinary |
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action. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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person confined in a state jail felony facility on or after the |
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effective date of this Act, regardless of when the offense for which |
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the person is serving a sentence was committed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |