85R13225 MAW-D
By: Romero, Jr. H.B. No. 2888
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an inmate's completion of classes or programs before
being released on parole.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 508.152, Government Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d-1) to read as
follows:
(c) The board shall conduct an initial review of an eligible
inmate not later than the 180th day after the date of the inmate's
admission to the institutional division. The board shall identify
any classes or programs that the board intends to require the inmate
to complete before releasing the inmate on parole. The department
shall provide the inmate with a list of those classes or programs.
(d-1) The department shall take reasonable measures to
ensure that an inmate has the opportunity to complete any classes or
programs identified by the board under Subsection (c) before the
inmate's initial parole eligibility date computed under Section
508.145.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.