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TX Govt Code § 508.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter D. Pardons and Paroles Division|Section 508.114. Parole Officers, Supervisors: Additional Duties

Sec. 508.114.  PAROLE OFFICERS, SUPERVISORS:  ADDITIONAL DUTIES.  (a)  The judge of a court having original jurisdiction of criminal actions may, with the approval of the director, designate a parole officer or supervisor as a community supervision and corrections department officer.  The director must give prior written approval for the payment of a proportional part of the salary paid to the parole officer or supervisor in compensation for service as a community supervision and corrections department officer.  The director shall periodically report to the governor and the legislature the proportional salary payments.(b)  A parole officer or supervisor, on request of the governor or on order of the director, shall be responsible for supervising an inmate placed on conditional pardon or granted an emergency absence under escort.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.1141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter D. Pardons and Paroles Division|Section 508.1141. Specialized Training; Gang Members

Sec. 508.1141.  SPECIALIZED TRAINING;  GANG MEMBERS.  The department shall develop and provide specialized training for parole officers supervising releasees previously identified by the department as being members of prison gangs, criminal street gangs, or security threat groups.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 490, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 508.1142 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter D. Pardons and Paroles Division|Section 508.1142. Parole Officer Maximum Caseloads

Sec. 508.1142.  PAROLE OFFICER MAXIMUM CASELOADS.  (a)  The department shall adopt a policy that establishes guidelines for a maximum caseload for each parole officer of:(1)  60 active releasees, if the releasees are not in a specialized program described by Subdivisions (2)-(6);(2)  35 active releasees, if the releasees are in the special needs offender program;(3)  35 active releasees, if the releasees are in the therapeutic community substance abuse aftercare treatment program;(4)  24 active releasees, if the releasees are in the sex offender program;(5)  20 active releasees, if the releasees are electronically monitored; and(6)  11 active releasees, if the releasees are in the super-intensive supervision program.(b)  If the department is unable to meet the maximum caseload guidelines, the department shall submit a report to the Legislative Budget Board, at the end of each fiscal year in which the department fails to meet the guidelines, stating the amount of money needed by the department to meet the guidelines.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1421 (H.B. 3736), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 508.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter D. Pardons and Paroles Division|Section 508.115. Notification of Release of Inmate

Sec. 508.115.  NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE OF INMATE.  (a)  Not later than the 11th day before the date a parole panel orders the release on parole of an inmate or not later than the 11th day after the date the board recommends that the governor grant executive clemency, the division shall notify the sheriffs, each chief of police, the prosecuting attorneys, and the district judges in the county in which the inmate was convicted and the county to which the inmate is released that a parole panel is considering release on parole or the governor is considering clemency.(b)  In a case in which there was a change of venue, the division shall notify the sheriff, the prosecuting attorney, and the district judge in the county in which the prosecution was originated if, not later than the 30th day after the date the inmate was sentenced, those officials request in writing that the division give the officials notice under this section of a release of the inmate.(c)  Not later than the 10th day after the date a parole panel orders the transfer of an inmate to a halfway house under this chapter, the division shall give notice in accordance with Subsection (d) to:(1)  the sheriff of the county in which the inmate was convicted;(2)  the sheriff of the county in which the halfway house is located and each chief of police in the county;  and(3)  the attorney who represents the state in the prosecution of felonies in the county in which the halfway house is located.(d)  The notice must state:(1)  the inmate's name;(2)  the county in which the inmate was convicted;  and(3)  the offense for which the inmate was convicted.(e)  The notice must be provided by e-mail or other electronic communication.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1123 (H.B. 200), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 508.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter D. Pardons and Paroles Division|Section 508.116. Parole Information Program

Sec. 508.116.  PAROLE INFORMATION PROGRAM.  (a)  The division shall develop and implement a comprehensive program to inform inmates, the inmates' families, and other interested parties about the parole process.(b)  The division shall update the program annually.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.118 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter D. Pardons and Paroles Division|Section 508.118. Halfway Houses

Sec. 508.118.  HALFWAY HOUSES.  (a)  The division, in conjunction with the institutional division, shall use halfway houses to divert from housing in regular units of the institutional division suitable low-risk inmates and other inmates who would benefit from a smoother transition from incarceration to supervised release.(b)  Before transferring an inmate to a halfway house, the division shall send to the director of the halfway house all information relating to the inmate that the division determines will aid the halfway house in helping the inmate make a transition from the institutional division to supervised release.(c)  The division is responsible for supervising an inmate:(1)  for whom a presumptive parole date has been established;  and(2)  who is transferred into a preparole residence in a halfway house under Subchapter A, Chapter 499.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.1411 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.1411. Notification of Parole Panel Decision

Sec. 508.1411.  NOTIFICATION OF PAROLE PANEL DECISION.  (a)  For each decision of a parole panel granting or denying the release of an inmate on parole, or denying the release of an inmate on mandatory supervision, the parole panel shall:(1)  produce a written statement, in clear and understandable language, that explains:(A)  the decision; and(B)  the reasons for the decision only to the extent those reasons relate specifically to the inmate;(2)  provide a copy of the statement to the inmate; and(3)  place a copy of the statement in the inmate's file.(b)  In a written statement produced under Subsection (a), the parole panel may withhold information that:(1)  is confidential and not subject to public disclosure under Chapter 552; or(2)  the parole panel considers to possibly jeopardize the health or safety of any individual.(c)  The board shall keep a copy of each statement produced under Subsection (a) in a central location.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (S.B. 213), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 508.142 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.142. Period of Parole

Sec. 508.142.  PERIOD OF PAROLE.  (a)  The institutional division shall provide the board with sentence time credit information for each inmate who is eligible for release on parole.(b)  Good conduct time credit is computed for an inmate as if the inmate were confined in the institutional division during the entire time the inmate was actually confined.(c)  The period of parole is computed by subtracting from the term for which the inmate was sentenced the calendar time served on the sentence.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.143 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.143. Legal Custody of Releasee

Sec. 508.143.  LEGAL CUSTODY OF RELEASEE.  (a)  A releasee while on parole is in the legal custody of the division.(b)  A releasee while on mandatory supervision is in the legal custody of the state.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.144 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.144. Parole Guidelines and Range of Recommended Parole Approval Rates

Sec. 508.144.  PAROLE GUIDELINES AND RANGE OF RECOMMENDED PAROLE APPROVAL RATES.  (a)  The board shall:(1)  develop according to an acceptable research method the parole guidelines that are the basic criteria on which a parole decision is made;(2)  base the guidelines on the seriousness of the offense and the likelihood of a favorable parole outcome;(3)  ensure that the guidelines require consideration of an inmate's progress in any programs in which the inmate participated during the inmate's term of confinement;(4)  establish and maintain a range of recommended parole approval rates for each category or score within the guidelines; and(5)  implement the guidelines.(b)   The board shall meet annually to review and discuss the parole guidelines and range of recommended parole approval rates.  The board may consult outside experts to assist with the review.  The board shall prioritize the use of outside experts, technical assistance, and training in taking any action under Subsection (c).  The board must consider:(1)  how the parole guidelines and range of recommended parole approval rates serve the needs of parole decision-making; and(2)  the extent to which the parole guidelines and range of recommended parole approval rates reflect parole panel decisions and predict successful parole outcomes.(c)  Based on the board's review under Subsection (b), the board may:(1)  update the guidelines by:(A)  including new risk factors; or(B)  changing the values of offense severity or risk factor scores; or(2)  modify the range of recommended parole approval rates under the guidelines, if parole approval rates differ significantly from the range of recommended parole approval rates.(d)  The board is not required to hold an open meeting to review the parole guidelines and range of recommended parole approval rates as required by Subsection (b), but any modifications or updates to the guidelines or range of recommended parole approval rates made by the board under Subsection (c) must occur in an open meeting.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 11.18, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 39, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (S.B. 213), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 508.1445 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.1445. Annual Report on Guidelines Required

Sec. 508.1445.  ANNUAL REPORT ON GUIDELINES REQUIRED.  (a)  The board annually shall submit a report to the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officers of the standing committees in the senate and house of representatives primarily responsible for criminal justice regarding the board's application of the parole guidelines adopted under Section 508.144.(b)  The report must include:(1)  a brief explanation of the parole guidelines, including how the board:(A)  defines the risk factors and offense severity levels; and(B)  determines the range of recommended parole approval rates for each guideline score;(2)  a comparison of the range of recommended parole approval rates under the parole guidelines to the actual approval rates for individual parole panel members, regional offices, and the state as a whole; and(3)  a description of instances in which the actual parole approval rates do not meet the range of recommended parole approval rates under the parole guidelines, an explanation of the variations, and a list of actions that the board has taken or will take to meet the guidelines.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (S.B. 909), Sec. 40, eff. June 15, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (S.B. 213), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 508.1455 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.1455. Early Release on Parole for Certain Inmates Required to Participate in Educational and Vocational Training Pilot Program

Sec. 508.1455.  EARLY RELEASE ON PAROLE FOR CERTAIN INMATES REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PILOT PROGRAM.  (a)  This section applies only to an inmate:(1)  who is serving a sentence for an offense under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, that is punishable as a felony of the third degree;(2)  who has not previously been convicted of a felony under Title 5, Penal Code, or under Chapter 43 or 71 of that code; and(3)  whose eligibility for parole is computed under Section 508.145(f).(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, a parole panel may release on parole an inmate described by Subsection (a) approximately 180 days before the date the inmate would be eligible for release on parole under Section 508.145(f).(c)  A parole panel releasing an inmate on parole under this section shall require as a condition of release on parole that the inmate participate in a program operated under Section 493.034, to begin immediately following the inmate's release on parole.(d)  For purpose of consideration by a parole panel for early release on parole under Subsection (b), the department shall annually identify not fewer than 100 inmates described by Subsection (a) who are suitable candidates for participation in a program operated under Section 493.034.  The board and the department shall jointly adopt rules for identifying inmates under this subsection.  The rules must require the board or the department to notify an inmate that the inmate is being considered for release on parole under this section.(e)  The board shall adopt rules governing the release of an inmate on parole under this section.(f)  An inmate who is considered for but not granted release on parole under this section shall be considered for release on parole on the date that the inmate otherwise would have been considered for release on parole under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1014 (H.B. 2352), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 508.147 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.147. Release to Mandatory Supervision

Sec. 508.147.  RELEASE TO MANDATORY SUPERVISION.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 508.149, a parole panel shall order the release of an inmate who is not on parole to mandatory supervision when the actual calendar time the inmate has served plus any accrued good conduct time equals the term to which the inmate was sentenced.(b)  An inmate released to mandatory supervision is considered to be released on parole.(c)  To the extent practicable, arrangements for the inmate's proper employment, maintenance, and care must be made before the inmate's release to mandatory supervision.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.1471 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.1471. Release to Mandatory Supervision of Certain Inmates Confined in County Jail

Sec. 508.1471.  RELEASE TO MANDATORY SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN INMATES CONFINED IN COUNTY JAIL.  (a)  This section applies only to an inmate who, at the time the inmate is sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the department, is:(1)  confined in a county jail; and(2)  eligible for immediate release to mandatory supervision.(b)  Before an inmate is released from a county jail to mandatory supervision, the department shall provide notice to a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim that the inmate is eligible for release to mandatory supervision.  The notice must be sent to the address provided in the victim impact statement or submitted under Section 508.117(b) and must state that the victim, guardian, or close relative may submit, not later than the 14th day after the date of the notice, a written statement to the parole panel considering the inmate's release regarding:(1)  the offense;(2)  the inmate; and(3)  the effect of the offense on the victim, guardian, or close relative.(c)  Notwithstanding any other law, the parole panel may interview a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim regarding the release of the inmate to mandatory supervision.(d)  In this section, "victim," "guardian of a victim," and "close relative of a deceased victim" have the meanings assigned by Section 508.117.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 636 (H.B. 721), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 508.148 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.148. Period of Mandatory Supervision

Sec. 508.148.  PERIOD OF MANDATORY SUPERVISION.  (a)  The period of mandatory supervision is computed by subtracting from the term for which the inmate was sentenced the calendar time served on the sentence.(b)  The time served on mandatory supervision is computed as calendar time.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.150 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.150. Consecutive Felony Sentences

Sec. 508.150.  CONSECUTIVE FELONY SENTENCES.  (a)  If an inmate is sentenced to consecutive felony sentences under Article 42.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, a parole panel shall designate during each sentence the date, if any, the inmate would have been eligible for release on parole if the inmate had been sentenced to serve a single sentence.(b)  For the purposes of Article 42.08, Code of Criminal Procedure, the judgment and sentence of an inmate sentenced for a felony, other than the last sentence in a series of consecutive sentences, cease to operate:(1)  when the actual calendar time served by the inmate equals the sentence imposed by the court;  or(2)  on the date a parole panel designates as the date the inmate would have been eligible for release on parole if the inmate had been sentenced to serve a single sentence.(c)  A parole panel may not:(1)  consider consecutive sentences as a single sentence for purposes of parole;  or(2)  release on parole an inmate sentenced to serve consecutive felony sentences before the date the inmate becomes eligible for release on parole from the last sentence imposed on the inmate.(d)  A parole panel may not use calendar time served and good conduct time accrued by an inmate that are used by the panel in determining when a judgment and sentence cease to operate:(1)  for the same purpose in determining that date in a subsequent sentence in the same series of consecutive sentences;  or(2)  for determining the date an inmate becomes eligible for release on parole from the last sentence in a series of consecutive sentences.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 508.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision|Subchapter E. Parole and Mandatory Supervision; Release Procedures|Section 508.151. Presumptive Parole Date

Sec. 508.151.  PRESUMPTIVE PAROLE DATE.  (a)  For the purpose of diverting inmates to halfway houses under Section 508.118, a parole panel, after reviewing all available pertinent information, may designate a presumptive parole date for an inmate who:(1)  has never been convicted of an offense listed under Article 42A.054(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, or an offense under Section 20A.03 or 21.02, Penal Code; and(2)  has never had a conviction with a judgment that contains an affirmative finding under Article 42A.054(c) or (d), Code of Criminal Procedure.(b)  The presumptive parole date may not be a date that is earlier than the inmate's initial parole eligibility date computed under Section 508.145.(c)  A parole panel may rescind or postpone a previously established presumptive parole date on the basis of a report from an agent of the division responsible for supervision or an agent of the institutional division acting in the case.(d)  If an inmate transferred to preparole status has satisfactorily served the inmate's sentence in the halfway house to which the inmate is assigned from the date of transfer to the presumptive parole date, without rescission or postponement of the date, the parole panel shall order the inmate's release on parole and issue an appropriate certificate of release.  The releasee is subject to the provisions of this chapter governing release on parole.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (H.B. 8), Sec. 3.40, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 122 (H.B. 3000), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.54, eff. January 1, 2017.|