HBA-MPA, KSM H.B. 456 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 456
By: McClendon
Corrections
3/1/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, most of the individuals returned to prison subsequent to their
release or parole have committed technical parole violations as opposed to
committing a new crime.  H.B. 456 requires, in order to reduce the state's
prison population, that the Board of Pardons and Paroles consider other
available sanctions to the revocation of parole or mandatory supervision. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 508.283, Government Code, by adding Subsection
(e), as follows: 

(e)  Requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles, when determining whether to
continue, revoke, or modify the parole or mandatory supervision of a
releasee, to revoke parole or mandatory supervision only if no other
sanction exists that will protect the public and increase the likelihood of
the rehabilitation of the releasee, unless the releasee is charged with the
commission of a new offense. 

SECTION 2.  Emergency clause.
            Effective date:  upon passage.