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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the number of active releasees on a parole |
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officer's caseload. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "parole officer" and |
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"releasee" have the meanings assigned by Section 508.001, |
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Government Code. |
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(b) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall conduct a |
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study on: |
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(1) the average number of active releasees on a parole |
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officer's caseload; |
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(2) how the department factors the number of active |
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releasees on a parole officer's caseload in determining its |
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legislative appropriations request and budget; and |
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(3) whether the department is accurately assessing the |
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number of active releasees on a parole officer's caseload to ensure |
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that: |
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(A) the department receives an adequate amount of |
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funding to employ a sufficient number of parole officers; and |
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(B) a parole officer is not overburdened or |
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overworked based on the number of active releasees on the parole |
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officer's caseload. |
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(c) Not later than September 1, 2020, the Texas Department |
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of Criminal Justice shall prepare and submit to the legislature a |
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written report that summarizes the results of the study conducted |
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under this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act expires December 31, 2020. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |