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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the child safety zone applicable to a person released on |
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parole or to mandatory supervision. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 508.187, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(1)(B), a requirement |
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that a releasee not go in, on, or within a distance specified by a |
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parole panel of certain premises does not apply to a releasee while |
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the releasee is in or going immediately to or from: |
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(1) a parole office; |
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(2) premises at which the releasee is participating in |
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a program or activity required as a condition of release; |
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(3) a residential facility in which the releasee is |
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required to reside as a condition of release; |
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(4) a private residence in which the releasee is |
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required to reside as a condition of release; or |
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(5) any other premises, facility, or location that is: |
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(A) designed to rehabilitate or reform the |
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releasee; or |
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(B) authorized by the division as a premises, |
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facility, or location where it is reasonable and necessary for the |
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releasee to be present and at which the releasee has legitimate |
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business, including a church, synagogue, or other established place |
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of religious worship, a workplace, a health care facility, or a |
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location of a funeral. |
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SECTION 2. Section 508.225, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), a requirement that |
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an inmate not go in, on, or within a distance specified by a parole |
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panel of certain premises does not apply to an inmate while the |
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inmate is in or going immediately to or from: |
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(1) a parole office; |
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(2) premises at which the inmate is participating in a |
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program or activity required as a condition of release; |
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(3) a residential facility in which the inmate is |
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required to reside as a condition of release; |
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(4) a private residence in which the inmate is |
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required to reside as a condition of release; or |
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(5) any other premises, facility, or location that is: |
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(A) designed to rehabilitate or reform the |
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inmate; or |
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(B) authorized by the division as a premises, |
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facility, or location where it is reasonable and necessary for the |
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inmate to be present and at which the inmate has legitimate |
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business, including a church, synagogue, or other established place |
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of religious worship, a workplace, a health care facility, or a |
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location of a funeral. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies to a |
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person on parole or mandatory supervision on or after the effective |
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date of this Act, regardless of whether the person was released on |
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parole or to mandatory supervision before, on, or after that date. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |