The department must keep releasee and alternative-housing information and share it with counties, municipalities, and legislators when requested.
Sec. 508.173. INFORMATION REGARDING ALTERNATIVE HOUSING; NOTICE TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) The department shall maintain the following information regarding releasees: (1) a list of facilities providing alternative housing to two or more unrelated releasees, including: (A) the name, address, and telephone number of the facility; (B) the county in which the facility is located; (C) information regarding whether the facility is in compliance with all applicable municipal and county regulations; (D) the number of releasees residing at the facility; and (E) the maximum capacity of the facility; and (2) a list of releasees being housed at a facility described by Subdivision (1), including: (A) the releasee's name; (B) the county in which the releasee is required to reside under Section 508.181; (C) the county in which the releasee committed the offense for which the releasee is on parole or mandatory supervision; (D) the alternative housing facility in which the releasee resides; and (E) the date on which the releasee began residing at the facility. (b) On request of a county or municipality, the department shall provide monthly the information maintained by the department under Subsection (a). A county or municipality shall notify the department if the county or municipality does not want to continue to receive the information. (c) The department shall provide the information to a county or municipality under Subsection (b) by secured electronic mail and in a machine-readable format. (d) On request by a member of the legislature, the department shall provide the information maintained by the department under Subsection (a) to the member. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 462 (H.B. 954), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021. SUBCHAPTER F. MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF PAROLE OR MANDATORY SUPERVISION