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| 1 | 1 | 86R1405 MAW-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Miles S.B. No. 1248 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a community supervision and corrections department | |
| 8 | 8 | policy regarding supervision officer meetings and visits. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 76, Government Code, is amended by | |
| 11 | 11 | adding Section 76.019 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 76.019. POLICY REGARDING SUPERVISION OFFICER MEETINGS | |
| 13 | 13 | AND VISITS. A community supervision and corrections department | |
| 14 | 14 | shall adopt a policy regarding the scheduling of meetings or visits | |
| 15 | 15 | with a defendant placed on community supervision and supervised by | |
| 16 | 16 | the department. The policy must require the officer supervising | |
| 17 | 17 | the defendant to take into consideration the defendant's work, | |
| 18 | 18 | treatment, or community service schedule, as applicable, when | |
| 19 | 19 | scheduling any required meetings or visits. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2020, each community | |
| 21 | 21 | supervision and corrections department shall adopt the policy | |
| 22 | 22 | required by Section 76.019, Government Code, as added by this Act. | |
| 23 | 23 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |