(a) To establish and maintain an electronic monitoring program under this chapter, the department may:
(1) fund an electronic monitoring program in a parole office;
(2) develop standards for the operation of an electronic monitoring program in a parole office; and
(3) fund the purchase, lease, or maintenance of electronic monitoring equipment.
(b) In determining whether electronic monitoring equipment should be leased or purchased, the department shall consider the rate at which technological change makes electronic monitoring equipment obsolete.

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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 508.315

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC