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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to job interview restrictions for releasees from the Texas |
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Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 508, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 508.1143 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 508.1143. CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON RELEASEE JOB |
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INTERVIEWS PROHIBITED. A parole officer may not limit the number of |
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job interviews that a releasee may attend per day. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2021. |