Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Page: 1,645
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(c) [(e)] Based on the board's review [of-the-parlogud lie] under Subsection
(b) [(4)], the board may:
(1) update the guidelines by:
(A) including new risk factors; or
(B) changing the values of offense severity or risk factor scores; or
(2) modify the range of recommended parole approval rates under the
guidelines, if:
(A) a modification is recommended as a result of the peer review
process under Section 508.1441; or
(B) parole approval rates differ significantly from the range of
recommended parole approval rates.
(d) [()] The board is not required to hold an open meeting to review the parole
guidelines and range of recommended parole approval rates as required by Subsection
(b) [(4)], but any modifications or updates to the guidelines or range of recommended
parole approval rates made by the board under Subsection (c) [(e)] must occur in an
open meeting.
SECTION 16. Subchapter E, Chapter 508, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 508.1441 to read as follows:
Sec. 508.1441. REVIEW OF DEVIATIONS; PEER REVIEW PANELS. (a)
The board shall conduct an annual review of the voting patterns of each regional
office and individual parole panel member to identify the offices or members that
have actual parole approval rates in a fiscal year that deviate from the range of
recommended parole approval rates for a given category or score by more than five
percent either above or below the recommended range.
(b) The board shall develop and implement a peer review process by which a
panel will review the parole decisions of a regional office identified by the board as
deviating from the range of recommended parole approval rates as described by
Subsection (a).
(c) The presiding officer shall designate the composition of each peer review
panel and shall designate panels composed of any combination of board members and
parole commissioners.
(d) In conducting a review, a peer review panel shall:
(1) review a reasonable sample of the cases of the regional office under
review that relate to the deviation;
(2) determine whether the deviation:
(A) was justified; or
(B) indicates a need for additional training, a reexamination of the
parole guidelines, or a modification of the range of recommended parole approval
rates to increase the reliability, validity, or effectiveness of the guidelines or range; and
(3) make recommendations to the regional office under review to enable the
office to more accurately align the office's actual parole approval rates with the range
of recommended parole approval rates.
(e) A peer review panel shall provide the presiding officer with a copy of any
recommendations made under Subsection (d)(3).Wednesday, May 8, 2013
SENATE JOURNAL
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, legislative document, May 8, 2013; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth641149/m1/63/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.