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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a community supervision and corrections department |
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policy regarding supervision officer meetings and visits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 76, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 76.019 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 76.019. POLICY REGARDING SUPERVISION OFFICER MEETINGS |
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AND VISITS. A community supervision and corrections department |
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shall adopt a policy regarding the scheduling of meetings or visits |
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with a defendant placed on community supervision and supervised by |
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the department. The policy must require the officer supervising |
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the defendant to take into consideration the defendant's work, |
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treatment, or community service schedule, as applicable, when |
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scheduling any required meetings or visits. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2018, each community |
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supervision and corrections department shall adopt the policy |
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required by Section 76.019, Government Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |