86R1405 MAW-F
By: Miles S.B. No. 1248
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a community supervision and corrections department
policy regarding supervision officer meetings and visits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 76, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 76.019 to read as follows:
Sec. 76.019. POLICY REGARDING SUPERVISION OFFICER MEETINGS
AND VISITS. A community supervision and corrections department
shall adopt a policy regarding the scheduling of meetings or visits
with a defendant placed on community supervision and supervised by
the department. The policy must require the officer supervising
the defendant to take into consideration the defendant's work,
treatment, or community service schedule, as applicable, when
scheduling any required meetings or visits.
SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, each community
supervision and corrections department shall adopt the policy
required by Section 76.019, Government Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.