This Act reflects a recommendation of the 2019 Comprehensive Reentry Plan and Progress Report which allows the Department of Corrections, Probation and Parole officers the flexibility to recommend to a court house arrest (Level IV home confinement) for any probation violator in appropriate circumstances. Under current law, Probation and Parole may not recommend house arrest (Level IV home confinement) for a person who violates probation if the person was initially convicted of a “violent crime.” Accordingly, recommendations pertaining to probation violations for persons convicted of a “violent crime” are limited to Levels 1-3 (a lower level of supervision) or Level V (incarceration) which may be excessive and costly.
The Act also makes non-substantive changes to existing law to make it conform to the Legislative Drafting Manual.

Statutes affected:
Original Text: 11.4332, 11.4391, 11.4392, 11.4393
Session Law: 11.4332, 11.4391, 11.4392, 11.4393