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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transportation of an inmate after release on |
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parole, mandatory supervision, or conditional pardon. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 501.015(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) When an inmate is released on parole, mandatory |
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supervision, or conditional pardon, the inmate is entitled to |
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receive $100 from the department and transportation at the expense |
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of the department to the location at which the inmate is required to |
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report to a parole officer by the pardons and paroles division. The |
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inmate shall receive $50 on his release from the institution and $50 |
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on initially reporting to a parole officer at the location at which |
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the inmate is required to report to a parole officer. If an inmate |
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is released and is not required by the pardons and paroles division |
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to report to a parole officer or is authorized by the pardons and |
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paroles division to report to a location outside this state, the |
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department shall provide the inmate with $100 and, at the expense of |
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the department, transportation to: |
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(1) the location of the inmate's residence, if the |
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residence is in this state; or |
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(2) a transit point that is determined appropriate by |
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the department and that is not within 1,000 feet of a public or |
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private primary or secondary school, if the inmate's residence is |
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outside this state or the inmate is required by the pardons and |
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paroles division to report to a location outside this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |