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![[2021 Session] Safely Adjust Parole Practices to Reduce Massive Prison Budgets](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Solution%25203%2520-%2520Parole%2520Reform.png?itok=45qCbLaw)
![[2021 Session] Support Reentry Strategies That Prioritize Stability and Wise Spending](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Solution%25204%2520-%2520Reentry%2520Housing%2520Strategies.png?itok=wrPitJa5)
![[2021 Session] Permit Voting for People on Felony Probation or Parole](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Voting%2520Rights.png?itok=M_9YdrAK)
![[2019 Session] Eliminate Occupational Licensing Barriers that Prevent Work-Ready Individuals from Finding Gainful Employment and Rebuilding Their Lives](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Occupational%2520Licensing.png?itok=YedVyZA5)
![[2019 Session] Expand the Use of Reentry Peer Support to Decrease the Likelihood of Re-Offending](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Peer%2520Support.png?itok=_BzfkdKR)
![[2019 Session] Eliminate Automatic License Suspensions for Drug Offenses](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Automatic%2520License%2520Suspension.png?itok=3D83i2px)
![[2017 Session] Help Returning Individuals Restore Their Rights and Ensure a More Successful Transition to the Community Through Certificates of Relief](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Certificate%2520Completion.jpg?itok=vLFHFZ9j)
![[2017 Session] Create an Early Release Educational & Vocational Pilot Program for Individuals with Certain State Jail Offenses](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Vocational-Pilot-Program.jpg?itok=Q_9fTion)
![[2017 Session] Restore Voting Rights to People on Parole and/or Community Supervision After Ten Years](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/I%2520Voted%2520Sticker.jpg?itok=r-c-hmsP)
![[2015 Session] Fund the Legislative Appropriations Request for the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-13%2520at%252011.36.10%2520AM.png?itok=sec722i7)
![[2015 Session] Require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Provide Reentry Resources to Incarcerated Individuals](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-13%2520at%252011.47.26%2520AM.png?itok=zwWGfyUz)
![[2015 Session] Require the Issuance of a Summons for Certain Individuals Accused of Parole Violations](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-13%2520at%252011.53.42%2520AM.png?itok=MKarezFa)
![[2015 Session] Improve Access to Housing Among Returning Individuals by Protecting Landlords that Rent or Lease to Individuals with a Criminal History](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Housing-800x533_0.jpg?itok=l95EFlpw)
![[2015 Session] Limit the Extent to Which Licensing Authorities Can Restrict Work-Ready Individuals with a Criminal Record](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-13%2520at%252011.25.25%2520AM.png?itok=zy6ZJwA6)
![[2015 Session] Eliminate the Prohibition of SNAP Benefits to Applicants With a Drug Conviction](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-13%2520at%252011.25.49%2520AM.png?itok=nMBsHNZS)
![[2015 Session] Expand Eligibility Criteria for Orders of Nondisclosure, and Clean Up Certain Provisions Related to the Relief Granted Through an Order of Nondisclosure](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-13%2520at%252011.26.32%2520AM.png?itok=f--N6q2U)
![[2015 Session] Relieve Court Clerks of the Responsibility of Responding to Requests for Bulk Criminal Records and Instead Redirect Individuals and Entities to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to Fulfill All Requests for Bulk Criminal Records](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-13%2520at%252011.26.41%2520AM.png?itok=Gmm3qI8Z)