Sec. 508.183. EDUCATIONAL SKILL LEVEL. (a) A parole panel shall require as a condition of release on parole or release to mandatory supervision that an inmate demonstrate to the parole panel whether the inmate has an educational skill level that is equal to or greater than the average skill level of students who have completed the sixth grade in a public school in this state.
(b) If the parole panel determines that the inmate has not attained that skill level, the parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that the inmate as a releasee attain that level of educational skill, unless the parole panel determines that the inmate lacks the intellectual capacity or the learning ability to ever achieve that level of skill.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision
Subchapter F. Mandatory Conditions of Parole or Mandatory Supervision
Section 508.181. Residence During Release
Section 508.182. Parole Supervision Fee; Administrative Fee
Section 508.183. Educational Skill Level
Section 508.184. Controlled Substance Testing
Section 508.185. Substance Abuse Treatment
Section 508.186. Sex Offender Registration
Section 508.1861. Prohibitions on Internet Access for Certain Sex Offenders
Section 508.1862. Sex Offender Treatment
Section 508.1864. Notification to Department of Public Safety and Licensing Authority
Section 508.187. Child Safety Zone
Section 508.188. Community Service for Certain Releasees
Section 508.189. Parole Fee for Certain Releasees
Section 508.190. Avoiding Victim of Stalking Offense