ANNUAL REPORT

(a) Not later than December 31 of each year, the department's reentry and integration division and parole division shall jointly prepare and submit an annual report to: (1) the governor; (2) the lieutenant governor; (3) the speaker of the house of representatives; (4) the standing committees of the house and senate primarily responsible for criminal justice issues and corrections issues; and (5) the reentry task force. (b) The report must include the following information about parole during the year in which the report is submitted: (1) the number of referrals of releasees for employment, housing, medical care, treatment for substance abuse or mental illness, education, or other basic needs; (2) the outcome of each referral; (3) the identified areas in which referrals are not possible due to unavailable resources or providers; (4) community resources available to releasees, including faith-based and volunteer organizations; and (5) parole officer training. (c) The report must include the following information about reentry and reintegration during the year in which the report is submitted: (1) the outcomes of programs and services that are available to releasees based on follow-up inquiries evaluating clients' progress after release; (2) the common reentry barriers identified during releasees' individual assessments, including in areas of employment, housing, medical care, treatment for substance abuse or mental illness, education, or other basic needs; (3) the common reentry benefits and services that reentry coordinators help releasees obtain or apply for; (4) available community resources, including faith-based and volunteer organizations; and (5) reentry coordinator training. (d) The report required by Subsection (a) must be made available to the public.