Section 501.103 - Annual Report(a) Not later than December 31 of each year, the department's reentry and integration division and parole division shall jointly prepare and submit an annual report to: (2) the lieutenant governor;(3) the speaker of the house of representatives;(4) the standing committees of the house and senate primarily responsible for criminal justice issues and corrections issues; and(5) the reentry task force.(b) The report must include the following information about parole during the year in which the report is submitted:(1) the number of referrals of releasees for employment, housing, medical care, treatment for substance abuse or mental illness, education, or other basic needs;(2) the outcome of each referral;(3) the identified areas in which referrals are not possible due to unavailable resources or providers;(4) community resources available to releasees, including faith-based and volunteer organizations; and(5) parole officer training.(c) The report must include the following information about reentry and reintegration during the year in which the report is submitted:(1) the outcomes of programs and services that are available to releasees based on follow-up inquiries evaluating clients' progress after release;(2) the common reentry barriers identified during releasees' individual assessments, including in areas of employment, housing, medical care, treatment for substance abuse or mental illness, education, or other basic needs;(3) the common reentry benefits and services that reentry coordinators help releasees obtain or apply for;(4) available community resources, including faith-based and volunteer organizations; and(5) reentry coordinator training.(d) The report required by Subsection (a) must be made available to the public.Tex. Gov't. Code § 501.103
Added by Acts 2013, Texas Acts of the 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1032,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2013.