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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. 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 participate in a sex offender treatment |
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program developed by the department if: |
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(1) the releasee: |
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(A) was serving a sentence for an offense under |
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Chapter 21, Penal Code; or |
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(B) is required to register as a sex offender |
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under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; and |
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(2) immediately before release, the releasee is |
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participating in a sex offender treatment program established under |
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Section 499.054. |
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SECTION 2. 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. A parole panel may |
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require as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory |
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supervision that a releasee participate in a sex offender treatment |
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program as specified by the parole panel if: |
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(1) the releasee: |
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(A) was serving a sentence for an offense under |
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Chapter 21, Penal Code; or |
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(B) is required to register as a sex offender |
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under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; or |
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(2) a designated agent of the board, on evidence that a |
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sex offense occurred during the commission of the offense for which |
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the releasee was serving a sentence, makes an affirmative finding |
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that, regardless of the offense for which the releasee was serving a |
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sentence, the releasee constitutes a threat to society because of |
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the releasee's lack of sexual control. |
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SECTION 3. 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |