85R9438 JRR-D
By: Davis of Harris H.B. No. 2468
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on the assessments used by the Board of Pardons
and Paroles to make parole decisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 508, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 508.1446 to read as follows:
Sec. 508.1446. STUDY ON ASSESSMENTS USED DURING PAROLE
DECISIONS. (a) The board shall conduct a study on the
effectiveness of the assessments used by the board and parole
panels in determining, for purposes of making parole decisions
under this chapter, an inmate's risk of recidivism.
(b) In conducting the study, the board shall, at a minimum,
use information for inmates considered for parole during the period
beginning January 1, 2015, and ending December 31, 2017.
(c) In evaluating the effectiveness of the assessments, the
board shall analyze the number and percentage of inmates released
on parole who:
(1) are convicted of a misdemeanor offense following
release on parole;
(2) are convicted of a felony offense following
release on parole; or
(3) have parole revoked for a reason other than a new
conviction.
(d) Not later than January 1, 2019, the board shall submit a
report on the results of the study to the governor, the lieutenant
governor, and each member of the legislature. The report must
include any recommendations the board considers necessary to
improve the parole decision-making process, including any changes
to the assessments used or the parole guidelines or recommended
parole approval rates described by Section 508.144.
(e) This section expires August 31, 2019.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2017.