Board of Pardons and Paroles Temporary Order of May 4, 2020

The record

Jurisdiction

Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles; State level · Texas

Level

State

Authority

Tex. Gov't Code § 508.036

Issued

2020-05-04 May 4, 2020

Effective

2020-05-04

End

Superseded by successive temporary orders (Feb. 22, 2021 order rescinded Mar. 10, 2021 upon Executive Order GA-34; Ex. 036) (read as 2021-02-22)

In force

May 4, 2020 to Feb. 22, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• Board employees
• Board Members and Parole Commissioners
• offender families and attorneys
• TDCJ prison units (interviews)

Functions reached

• OF Board offices converted to telework
• CR attorneys' in-person interviews suspended
• CB offender families
• OP TDCJ unit access

Collection

State corrections, emergency management and Guard AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD

Operative words

1. Telecommute/Telework - the Board shall implement telecommute/telework for selected employees who are currently assigned to offices throughout the state. 2. Unit Interviews - the Board shall temporarily suspend in-person interviews conducted by Board Members, Parole Commissioners and Institutional Parole Officers on the prison unit, except of capital cases. Video or telephone interviews will be conducted if capabilities are available. 3. Office Interviews - the Board shall temporarily suspend in-person interviews conducted by a Board Member or Parole Commissioner in the Board office for offender families and attorneys.... 5. Hearings - the Board shall authorize the Board's designees to conduct preliminary, revocation, premature release and sex offender condition hearings by teleconference or videoconference. The above procedures temporarily supersede any existing rule, policy, directive or procedure until further notice

Enforcement

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