bill requiring online details on classes required before parole

The text as introduced · 286 words

89R12824 BCH-D

By: Allen
H.B. No. 2942

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to information on classes or programs required to be

completed before an inmate is released on parole.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 493, Government Code, is amended by

adding Section 493.036 to read as follows:

Sec. 493.036. INFORMATION ON CLASSES AND PROGRAMS REQUIRED

FOR RELEASE ON PAROLE. The department shall publish on the

department's Internet website the information required under

Section 508.056.

SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 508, Government Code, is

amended by adding Section 508.056 to read as follows:

Sec. 508.056. INFORMATION ON CLASSES AND PROGRAMS REQUIRED

FOR RELEASE ON PAROLE. The board shall publish on the board's

Internet website the following information for each class or

program that the board requires an inmate to complete before

releasing the inmate on parole:

(1) curriculum for the class or program;

(2) qualifications and relevant certifications of any

instructor for the class or program;

(3) completion rates of the class or program;

(4) accommodations made for inmates with disabilities

and inmates whose primary language is not English to ensure that

those inmates are able to fully participate in the class or program;

(5) methods used to assess inmates for participation

in the class or program;

(6) results of any independent evaluations used by the

board when determining whether to require the class or program; and

(7) if the class or program is provided by a private

vendor:

(A) information on the contract between the

department and the private vendor; and

(B) the vendor's history of providing the class

or program at other correctional facilities.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.