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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to sex offender treatment as a condition of parole or |
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mandatory supervision for certain releasees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 508.045(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) A parole panel may: |
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(1) grant, deny, or revoke parole; |
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(2) revoke mandatory supervision; [and] |
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(3) conduct parole revocation hearings and mandatory |
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supervision revocation hearings; and |
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(4) conduct hearings regarding the imposition of |
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conditions of release applicable to sex offenders, as appropriate, |
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for inmates not convicted of a sex offense. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 508, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 508.1862 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.1862. SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT. A parole panel |
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shall require as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory |
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supervision that a releasee required to register as a sex offender |
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under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure, participate in a sex |
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offender treatment program developed by the department. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter G, Chapter 508, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 508.228 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.228. SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT; SEX OFFENDER |
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CONDITIONS HEARING. (a) A parole panel may require as a condition |
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of release on parole or to mandatory supervision that a releasee |
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participate in a sex offender treatment program as specified by the |
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parole panel. |
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(b) A parole panel or a designated agent of the board must |
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conduct a hearing under rules adopted by the board before requiring |
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sex offender treatment for a releasee who has not been convicted of |
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an offense requiring registration as a sex offender under Chapter |
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62, Code of Criminal Procedure. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 508.1862 and 508.228, Government Code, |
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as added by this Act, apply only to a decision of a parole panel made |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A decision of a parole |
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panel made before the effective date of this Act is governed by the |
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law in effect on the date the decision was made, and the former law |
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is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |