Sec. 508.319. PROGRAM TO ASSESS AND ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL SKILLS. (a) The department, with the assistance of public school districts, community and public junior colleges, public and private institutions of higher education, and other appropriate public and private entities, may establish a developmental program based on information obtained under Section 508.183 for an inmate to be released to the supervision of the division.
(b) The developmental program may provide the inmate with the educational and vocational training necessary to:
(1) meet the average skill level required under Section 508.183; and
(2) acquire employment while in the custody of the division to lessen the likelihood that the inmate will return to the institutional division.
(c) To decrease state expense for a program established under this section, the Texas Workforce Commission shall provide to the department and the other entities described by Subsection (a) information relating to obtaining financial assistance under applicable programs of public or private entities.
(d) The department may establish a developmental program similar to the program described by Subsection (a) for inmates released from the institutional division who will not be supervised by the department.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 508 - Parole and Mandatory Supervision
Section 508.311. Duty to Provide Information
Section 508.312. Information on Recidivism of Releasees
Section 508.313. Confidential Information
Section 508.314. Access to Inmates
Section 508.315. Electronic Monitoring Programs
Section 508.316. Special Programs
Section 508.317. Intensive Supervision Program; Super-Intensive Supervision Program
Section 508.318. Continuing Education Program
Section 508.319. Program to Assess and Enhance Educational and Vocational Skills
Section 508.320. Contracts for Lease of Federal Facilities
Section 508.321. Reporting, Management, and Collection Services