Tex. Health and Safety Code § 614.009: BIENNIAL REPORT.

Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the office shall present to the board and file with the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives a report giving the details of the office's activities during the preceding biennium. The report must include:

(1) an evaluation of any demonstration project undertaken by the office;

(2) an evaluation of the progress made by the office toward developing a plan for meeting the treatment, rehabilitative, and educational needs of offenders with special needs;

(3) information on the provision of services under Section 614.021 to wrongfully imprisoned persons;

(4) recommendations of the office made in accordance with Section 614.007(5);

(5) an evaluation of the development and implementation of the continuity of care and service programs established under Sections 614.013, 614.014, 614.015, 614.016, and 614.018, changes in rules, policies, or procedures relating to the programs, future plans for the programs, and any recommendations for legislation; and

(6) any other recommendations that the office considers appropriate.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 488, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 856, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1187 (H.B. 3689), Sec. 4.009, eff. June 19, 2009.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1022 (S.B. 2405), Sec. 97, eff. September 1, 2025.