Sec. 501.095. INMATES WITH HISTORY OF CHRONIC UNEMPLOYMENT. (a) The department and the Texas Employment Commission shall by rule adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities to establish a continuity of care program for inmates with a history of chronic unemployment.
(b) An agency of the state not listed in this section that determines that it may provide services to inmates with a history of chronic unemployment may participate in the development of the memorandum, if the parties listed in this section approve the agency's participation.
(c) The memorandum of understanding must establish methods for:
(1) identifying inmates with a history of chronic unemployment;
(2) notifying the pardons and paroles division and the commission as to when an inmate with a history of chronic unemployment is to be released and as to the inmate's release destination;
(3) identifying the services needed by inmates with a history of chronic unemployment to reenter the community successfully; and
(4) determining the manner in which each agency that participates in the establishment of the memorandum can share information about inmates and use that information to provide continuity of care.
(d) The Texas Workforce Commission shall coordinate the development of the memorandum of understanding.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 500.095 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.095, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.62, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 10.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Continuity of Care Programs; Reentry Program
Section 501.092. Comprehensive Reentry and Reintegration Plan for Offenders
Section 501.0921. Risk and Needs Assessment Instrument
Section 501.093. Inmates Suffering From Drug or Alcohol Abuse
Section 501.0931. In-Prison Therapeutic Communities
Section 501.095. Inmates With History of Chronic Unemployment
Section 501.096. Reentry Program for Long-Term Inmates
Section 501.097. Reintegration Services
Section 501.0971. Provision of Reentry and Reintegration Information to Inmates
Section 501.098. Reentry Task Force
Section 501.099. Family Unity and Participation
Section 501.101. Programs and Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons Who Are Discharged
Section 501.102. Reentry and Reintegration Services for Wrongfully Imprisoned Persons