| 1 | 1 | | 88R7589 MCF-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Jones of Harris H.B. No. 3685 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the award of time credits to certain persons released on |
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| 8 | 8 | | parole or to mandatory supervision. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 508, Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 508.1559 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 508.1559. TIME CREDITS FOR COMPLETION OF CERTAIN |
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| 13 | 13 | | CONDITIONS OF PAROLE OR MANDATORY SUPERVISION. (a) This section |
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| 14 | 14 | | applies only to a releasee who: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) is serving a sentence for an offense punishable as |
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| 16 | 16 | | a felony of the third degree, other than an offense: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (A) included as a reportable conviction or |
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| 18 | 18 | | adjudication under Article 62.001(5), Code of Criminal Procedure; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (B) involving family violence as defined by |
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| 20 | 20 | | Section 71.004, Family Code; or |
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| 21 | 21 | | (C) under Section 20.03, Penal Code; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | (2) has fully satisfied any order to pay restitution |
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| 23 | 23 | | to a victim. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (b) A releasee is entitled to time credits toward the |
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| 25 | 25 | | completion of the releasee's period of parole or mandatory |
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| 26 | 26 | | supervision in an amount equal to seven days for each month in which |
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| 27 | 27 | | the releasee is in compliance with the conditions of the releasee's |
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| 28 | 28 | | parole or mandatory supervision. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (c) In addition to the time credits to which a releasee is |
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| 30 | 30 | | entitled under Subsection (b), a releasee is entitled to receive |
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| 31 | 31 | | any combination of time credits toward the completion of the |
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| 32 | 32 | | releasee's period of parole or mandatory supervision in accordance |
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| 33 | 33 | | with Subsections (d), (e), and (f) if the releasee was required as a |
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| 34 | 34 | | condition of parole or mandatory supervision to: |
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| 35 | 35 | | (1) make a payment described by Subsection (d); |
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| 36 | 36 | | (2) complete a treatment or rehabilitation program |
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| 37 | 37 | | described by Subsection (e); or |
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| 38 | 38 | | (3) earn a diploma, certificate, or degree described |
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| 39 | 39 | | by Subsection (f). |
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| 40 | 40 | | (d) A releasee is entitled to time credits toward the |
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| 41 | 41 | | completion of the releasee's period of parole or mandatory |
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| 42 | 42 | | supervision for the full payment of court costs, fines, attorney's |
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| 43 | 43 | | fees, and restitution as follows: |
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| 44 | 44 | | (1) court costs: 15 days; |
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| 45 | 45 | | (2) fines: 30 days; |
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| 46 | 46 | | (3) attorney's fees: 30 days; and |
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| 47 | 47 | | (4) restitution: 60 days. |
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| 48 | 48 | | (e) A releasee is entitled to time credits toward the |
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| 49 | 49 | | completion of the releasee's period of parole or mandatory |
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| 50 | 50 | | supervision for the successful completion of treatment or |
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| 51 | 51 | | rehabilitation programs as follows: |
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| 52 | 52 | | (1) parenting class or parental responsibility |
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| 53 | 53 | | program: 30 days; |
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| 54 | 54 | | (2) anger management program: 30 days; |
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| 55 | 55 | | (3) life skills training program: 30 days; |
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| 56 | 56 | | (4) vocational, technical, or career education or |
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| 57 | 57 | | training program: 60 days; |
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| 58 | 58 | | (5) alcohol or substance abuse counseling or |
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| 59 | 59 | | treatment: 90 days; |
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| 60 | 60 | | (6) mental health program: 90 days; and |
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| 61 | 61 | | (7) any other faith-based, volunteer, or |
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| 62 | 62 | | community-based program ordered or approved by the parole panel: 30 |
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| 63 | 63 | | days. |
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| 64 | 64 | | (f) A releasee is entitled to time credits toward the |
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| 65 | 65 | | completion of the releasee's period of parole or mandatory |
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| 66 | 66 | | supervision for earning the following diplomas, certificates, or |
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| 67 | 67 | | degrees: |
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| 68 | 68 | | (1) a high school diploma or high school equivalency |
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| 69 | 69 | | certificate: 90 days; and |
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| 70 | 70 | | (2) an associate degree: 120 days. |
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| 71 | 71 | | (g) If a releasee's parole or mandatory supervision is |
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| 72 | 72 | | revoked, all of the time credits to which the releasee is entitled |
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| 73 | 73 | | under this section are forfeited and may not be credited toward the |
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| 74 | 74 | | remaining portion of the releasee's sentence. |
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| 75 | 75 | | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 76 | 76 | | to a person who is released on parole or to mandatory supervision |
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| 77 | 77 | | for an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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| 78 | 78 | | A person who is released on parole or to mandatory supervision for |
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| 79 | 79 | | an offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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| 80 | 80 | | governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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| 81 | 81 | | and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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| 82 | 82 | | purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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| 83 | 83 | | effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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| 84 | 84 | | before that date. |
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| 85 | 85 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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