Under the provisions of the bill, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice would be required to credit up to one-fifth of the sentence against any time a state jail inmate was required to serve for diligent participation in certain programs. A state jail inmate would not be eligible to receive diligent participation credit for any period of time during which the inmate was subject to disciplinary status.

The awarding of diligent participation credit is expected to result in decreased demands upon the correctional resources of the state due to shorter terms of confinement in state jails. In fiscal year 2014, there were 22,272 admissions to state jail and the average sentence length for these admissions was approximately 10 months. Based on the average sentence length of 10 months, the average maximum diligent participation credit would be approximately two months.

This analysis assumes eligible inmates would earn the average maximum diligent participation credit of approximately two months.  Assuming sentencing patterns and release policies not addressed in this bill remain constant, the probable impact of implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five years following passage, in terms of daily demand upon the adult corrections agencies, is estimated as follows: