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| 5 | 4 | | HOUSE BILL 1030 |
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| 6 | 5 | | By Dixie |
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| 9 | 8 | | HB1030 |
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| 10 | 9 | | 002586 |
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| 11 | 10 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 |
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| 14 | 13 | | and Title 41, relative to the "Parole Relief and |
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| 15 | 14 | | Opportunity Act." |
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| 17 | 16 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 18 | 17 | | SECTION 1. This act is known and may be cited as the "Parole Relief and Opportunity |
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| 19 | 18 | | Act." |
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| 20 | 19 | | SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-28-202(a), is amended by adding |
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| 21 | 20 | | the following new subdivision: |
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| 22 | 21 | | (8) A parolee whose income level does not meet the requirements of basic |
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| 23 | 22 | | necessities of the parolee's household when considering the parolee's family |
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| 24 | 23 | | responsibilities or who has not obtained gainful employment that would allow the person |
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| 25 | 24 | | to meet basic necessities of the parolee's household despite reasonable efforts to do so. |
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| 26 | 25 | | SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-28-202(b), is amended by |
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| 27 | 26 | | deleting the language "subdivisions (a)(1), (3) and (4)" and substituting "subdivisions (a)(1), (3), |
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| 28 | 27 | | (4), and (8)". |
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| 29 | 28 | | SECTION 4. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-28-201(a)(2), is amended by |
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| 30 | 29 | | deleting the language "In addition" and substituting "Except in those cases waived by the |
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| 31 | 30 | | director as hardship cases, in addition". |
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| 32 | 31 | | SECTION 5. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-28-201(a)(3)(B), is amended by |
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| 33 | 32 | | deleting the last sentence and substituting: |
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| 34 | 33 | | In cases of hardship as set forth in § 40-28-202, the department must waive the payment |
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| 35 | 34 | | required by this subdivision (a)(3)(B). |
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| 38 | 37 | | - 2 - 002586 |
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| 40 | 39 | | SECTION 6. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-28-201(a)(5), is amended by |
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| 41 | 40 | | adding the following language to the end of the subdivision: |
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| 42 | 41 | | In cases of hardship as set forth in § 40-28-202, the department must waive the fee |
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| 43 | 42 | | required by this subdivision (a)(5). |
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| 44 | 43 | | SECTION 7. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-28-201(c), is amended by |
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| 45 | 44 | | deleting the subsection and substituting: |
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| 46 | 45 | | (1) Except as provided in subdivision (c)(2), in the event of more than two (2) |
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| 47 | 46 | | months' arrearage or delinquency in making either or both of the contributions, the |
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| 48 | 47 | | arrearage or delinquency constitutes sufficient ground for revocation of the parole, |
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| 49 | 48 | | probation, or other release program of the person in arrears. |
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| 50 | 49 | | (2) A person who has not made the contributions required by this section for a |
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| 51 | 50 | | period of two (2) months may notify the department that the person is experiencing a |
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| 52 | 51 | | hardship, pursuant to § 40-28-202, and request the department to reevaluate the |
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| 53 | 52 | | person's financial ability to comply with this section. If the department determines that |
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| 54 | 53 | | the person is experiencing a hardship, the contributions that the person has not made |
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| 55 | 54 | | must be waived and the person must not be required to make future contributions until |
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| 56 | 55 | | such time that the person is no longer experiencing a hardship. |
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| 57 | 56 | | SECTION 8. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it. |
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