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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the frequency with which certain parolees are required |
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to report to their supervision officer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 508, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 508.1556 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.1556. QUARTERLY REPORT STATUS FOR CERTAIN |
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RELEASEES. (a) The division may place on quarterly report status |
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a releasee who: |
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(1) is serving a term of parole as the result of a |
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conviction for an offense under Section 29.03, Penal Code, |
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committed before September 1977; |
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(2) has not been convicted of an offense committed |
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after September 1977 that is an offense listed under Section |
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3g(a)(1), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, or an offense |
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under Section 20A.03 or 21.02, Penal Code; and |
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(3) is determined by the division to have made a good |
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faith effort to comply with any conditions of release imposed on the |
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releasee. |
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(b) A releasee placed on quarterly report status under this |
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section may not be required to report in person to the releasee's |
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supervising officer any more frequently than once in each 90-day |
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period. |
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(c) The division may require a releasee placed on quarterly |
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report status under this section to resubmit to more intensive |
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supervision at any time and for any reason. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2013. |