Relating to responsibilities of the community supervision and corrections departments.
Impact
If enacted, SB 2996 would solidify the operational framework of the community supervision and corrections departments, ensuring that there are clear expectations regarding budget preparation, policy enforcement, and personnel management. This could lead to more standardized practices across departments, enhancing accountability and efficiency in handling corrections and community supervision within the state.
One notable point of contention may arise from the proposed changes regarding employment-related grievance procedures, as the bill mandates the establishment of systems to address grievances while prohibiting retaliation and preventing conflicts of interest. Stakeholders may debate how these changes will influence the hiring and disciplinary processes within the department, possibly leading to discussions about the balance between oversight and autonomy within the community corrections environment.
Texas Constitutional Statutes Affected
Government Code
Chapter 76. Community Supervision And Corrections Departments
Relating to the representation of a community supervision and corrections department in cases in which a person under the supervision of that department challenges the fact or duration of the supervision.
Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.
Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.
Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility, to certain conditions of bail and community supervision, and to the early termination of community supervision and the dismissal and discharge of deferred adjudication community supervision.
Relating to the placement on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, of a defendant who is the primary caretaker of a child.