Senate Bill 1071 Summary

• Requires the Department of Corrections director to develop, implement, and maintain a graduated intervention policy for offenders who violate conditions of community supervision.

• The graduated intervention policy must include guidelines for using interventions on offenders who commit technical violations of community supervision conditions.

• Mandates the Department of Corrections to submit an annual report to the governor, speaker of the house, and president of the senate detailing the use and completion rates of major graduated interventions from the previous year.

• Requires the department to provide a copy of the annual report to the secretary of state.