DESIGNEE TRAINING; HANDBOOK.
Tex. GOV'T Code § 508.041.
in effect(a) The board shall develop and implement:
(1) a training program that each newly hired employee of the board designated to conduct hearings under Section 508.281 must complete before conducting a hearing without the assistance of a board member or experienced parole commissioner or designee; and
(2) a training program to provide an annual update to designees of the board on issues and procedures relating to the revocation process.
(b) The board shall prepare and biennially update a procedural manual to be used by designees of the board. The board shall include in the manual:
(1) descriptions of decisions in previous hearings determined by the board to have value as precedents for decisions in subsequent hearings;
(2) laws and court decisions relevant to decision making in hearings; and
(3) case studies useful in decision making in hearings.
(c) The board shall prepare and update as necessary a handbook to be made available to participants in hearings under Section 508.281 , such as defense attorneys, persons released on parole or mandatory supervision, and witnesses. The handbook must describe in plain language the procedures used in a hearing under Section 508.281 .
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 10.10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 11.10, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.