By: Schaefer H.B. No. 3829       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT       relating to violations of parole or mandatory supervision.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 508.001, Government Code is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 508.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                (1)  "Administrative Violation" means a technical   violation of parole or mandatory supervision which does not allege   criminal conduct.                (1) (2)  "Board" means the Board of Pardons and   Paroles.                (2) (3)  "Community supervision and corrections   department" means a department established under Chapter 76.                (3) (4)  "Director" means the director of the pardons   and paroles division.                (4) (5)  "Division" means the pardons and paroles   division.                (5) (6)  "Mandatory supervision" means the release of   an eligible inmate sentenced to the institutional division so that   the inmate may serve the remainder of the inmate's sentence not on   parole but under the supervision of the pardons and paroles   division.                (6) (7)  "Parole" means the discretionary and   conditional release of an eligible inmate sentenced to the   institutional division so that the inmate may serve the remainder   of the inmate's sentence under the supervision of the pardons and   paroles division.                (7) (8)  "Parole officer" means a person appointed by   the director and assigned the duties of assessment of risks and   needs, investigation, case management, and supervision of   releasees to ensure that releasees are complying with the   conditions of parole or mandatory supervision.                (8) (9)  "Parole commissioner" means a person employed   by the board to perform the duties described by Section 508.0441.                (9) (10)  "Releasee" means a person released on parole   or to mandatory supervision.                (10) (11)  "Presiding officer" means the presiding   officer of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2017.