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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight |
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Committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 328, Government Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 2. Section 493.027(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The director annually shall submit a report to each |
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standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction |
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over the department [the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight |
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Committee] on the outcome of any meetings held under this section. |
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The report must: |
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(1) be signed by the director and each representative |
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of an employee organization described by Subsection (a) that |
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participates in the meetings; and |
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(2) include a statement from each party regarding the |
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impact of the meetings on the recruitment and retention of |
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department employees and on employee morale. |
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SECTION 3. Section 508.1445(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The board annually shall submit a report to [the |
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Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee,] the lieutenant |
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governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the |
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presiding officers of the standing committees in the senate and |
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house of representatives primarily responsible for criminal |
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justice regarding the board's application of the parole guidelines |
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adopted under Section 508.144. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2025. |