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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE BILL 1103 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By Campbell |
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| 5 | 5 | | HOUSE BILL 1057 |
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| 6 | 6 | | By Mitchell |
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| 8 | 8 | | |
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| 9 | 9 | | HB1057 |
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| 10 | 10 | | 003146 |
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| 11 | 11 | | - 1 - |
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| 13 | 13 | | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; |
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| 14 | 14 | | Title 40 and Title 41, relative to The Parole |
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| 15 | 15 | | Advancement and Reintegration Act. |
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| 17 | 17 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: |
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| 18 | 18 | | SECTION 1. This act is known and may be cited as "The Parole Advancement and |
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| 19 | 19 | | Reintegration Act." |
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| 20 | 20 | | SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 28, Part 6, is amended by |
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| 21 | 21 | | adding the following as a new section: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (a) The department shall develop an early parole termination program for |
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| 23 | 23 | | parolees who have: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (1) Maintained stable and verifiable employment for at least six (6) |
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| 25 | 25 | | consecutive months; |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2) Remained law-abiding and free of any violations or arrests while on |
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| 27 | 27 | | parole; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | (3) Completed all rehabilitation and treatment programs as required by |
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| 29 | 29 | | the sentencing court and the department. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (b) The program must: |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) Include an earned time credit system that is substantially similar to |
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| 32 | 32 | | the sentence reduction credits available to inmates under ยง 41-21-236, and |
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| 33 | 33 | | provide for a gradual reduction of supervision with a goal of full discharge from |
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| 34 | 34 | | parole after five (5) years in the program; |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) Require parolees to be assessed twice a year as to eligibility for |
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| 36 | 36 | | participation in the program; and |
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| 41 | 41 | | (3) Include criteria for a parolee to achieve early termination of and final |
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| 42 | 42 | | discharge from parole by the director of probation and parole. |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 3. The department of correction is authorized to promulgate rules to |
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| 44 | 44 | | effectuate this act. The rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform |
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| 45 | 45 | | Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 5. |
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| 46 | 46 | | SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it. |
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