82R16269 PEP-D
By: West S.B. No. 1883
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the factors to be considered by the Board of Pardons and
Paroles in establishing parole guidelines.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 508.144(a), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(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:
(A) the seriousness of the offense and the
likelihood of a favorable parole outcome; and
(B) an acknowledgment that the advanced age or
any physical or mental disability of an inmate may decrease the
likelihood that an inmate's release would constitute a threat to
public safety;
(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; and
(4) implement the guidelines.
SECTION 2. The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall, not later
than November 1, 2011, modify parole guidelines to be in conformity
with Section 508.144(a), Government Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.