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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Not later than December 1, 2026, the department, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall:
(1) review current parole supervision practices and caseload approaches; and
(2) submit a report on proposed parole supervision practices and caseload approaches, including proposed maximum caseloads for parole officers, to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice, the board, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the department.
(b) The report must include:
(1) an evaluation of the department's practice of assigning parole supervision caseloads where staffing vacancies exist to ensure appropriate supervision of all caseloads by a parole officer; and
(2) the results of any department pilot project assessing changes to parole officer supervision practices and caseload approaches.
(c) A pilot project assessing supervision practices and caseload approach changes described by Subsection (b)(2) may not be implemented statewide before submission of the report required by Subsection (a)(2).
(d) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 508.1143. Report on Parole Supervision Approaches and Maximum Caseloads - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-508-1143/
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