RELEASE AND REVOCATION DUTIES

(a) Board members and parole commissioners shall determine: (1) which inmates are to be released on parole or mandatory supervision; (2) conditions of parole or mandatory supervision, including special conditions; (3) the modification and withdrawal of conditions of parole or mandatory supervision; (4) which releasees may be released from supervision and reporting; and (5) the continuation, modification, and revocation of parole or mandatory supervision. (b) The board shall develop and implement a policy that clearly defines circumstances under which a board member or parole commissioner should disqualify himself or herself from voting on: (1) a parole decision; or (2) a decision to revoke parole or mandatory supervision. (c) The board may adopt reasonable rules as proper or necessary relating to: (1) the eligibility of an inmate for release on parole or release to mandatory supervision; (2) the conduct of a parole or mandatory supervision hearing; or (3) conditions to be imposed on a releasee. (d) The presiding officer may provide a written plan for the administrative review of actions taken by a parole panel by a review panel. (e) Board members and parole commissioners shall, at the direction of the presiding officer, file activity reports on duties performed under this chapter.