The board must create and provide training on medically recommended intensive supervision, and parole panel members cannot vote on related releases until they complete it.
Sec. 508.0421. TRAINING PROGRAM ON MEDICALLY RECOMMENDED INTENSIVE SUPERVISION. (a) The board shall develop and provide a comprehensive training program on the release of inmates on medically recommended intensive supervision under Section 508.146 for board members and parole commissioners serving on a parole panel under that section. The program must include: (1) background information on medically recommended intensive supervision; and (2) training and education regarding: (A) statutory requirements and board rules for the consideration and release of inmates on medically recommended intensive supervision; (B) the supervision of persons released on medically recommended intensive supervision, including information on: (i) the imposition of graduated sanctions on a releasee for a violation of a condition of release; and (ii) the imposition and modification of special conditions on a releasee; and (C) how to read and review a written report described by Section 508.146(h)(2). (b) In developing the training program, the board shall: (1) use available data on medically recommended intensive supervision; and (2) consult with the department and a practicing physician and psychiatrist as needed. (c) The board shall develop a condensed version of the training program that includes only the training and education described by Subsection (a)(2). (d) A member of a parole panel described by Section 508.146(e) may not participate in a vote of the panel related to the release of an inmate on medically recommended intensive supervision until the member completes the training program described by Subsection (a). Each member must complete the version of the training program described by Subsection (c) biennially after completing the initial training to remain eligible to participate in a vote of the panel related to the release of an inmate on medically recommended intensive supervision. The board shall inform each member of any subsequent changes to the training developed under Subsection (a) that are made after the member completes the training required by this subsection. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), Sec. 77, eff. September 1, 2025.