205—8.15(906) Parole authorized following work release.
	8.15(1) The board may, at the time of granting work release, grant an offender parole contingent upon successful completion of work release. Whenever the board grants parole contingent upon successful completion of work release, it shall indicate in the offender’s file any special conditions for parole and that parole is contingent upon successful completion of work release.
	8.15(2) The residential manager shall make a determination whether the offender has successfully completed the work release. For the purpose of this rule, successful completion of work release shall mean, at a minimum, the absence of any violent acts or threats of violence by the offender from the time the work release was authorized and either (1) the offender has completed all board of parole recommended programs or (2) the offender has enrolled in all recommended programs not completed and is making satisfactory progress toward completion and the facility is able to arrange for continued program participation while the offender is on parole. When an offender successfully completes the work release program, the residential manager shall certify that fact to the board in a written or electronic certification. Upon receipt of the certification, the chairperson or the chairperson’s designee shall cause a parole order to be issued and forwarded to the residential facility where a parole agreement will be executed by the offender with such parole conditions as the board may require in its original release decision. Parole shall be effective only upon execution of the parole order and agreement by the parole officer and the parolee. No further action is required by the parole board for said parole. Before the parole becomes effective, the chairperson or the chairperson’s designee may refer the case back to the board for further consideration. Nothing in this rule shall prevent the parole board from considering revocations of work release or parole for violations of the parole order, agreement, or any other provision of law, as otherwise provided in the board’s administrative rules.
	8.15(3) If the residential manager does not certify that an offender has successfully completed work release within the six-month limit established in Iowa Code section 904.904, and if the offender’s work release has not otherwise been revoked, the offender’s case shall be reviewed by the board of parole. The board may grant parole, extend work release, refer the offender back to prison, or take any other action authorized by law.
	8.15(4) The grant of parole contingent upon successful completion of work release shall comply with subrules 8.13(1) and 8.13(2).
	8.15(5) An offender who has been granted parole contingent upon successful completion of work release and who fails to successfully complete work release for whatever reason shall be reviewed for further release consideration according to the board’s administrative rules.
	8.15(6) Parole granted under this rule shall be administered and supervised according to the board’s administrative rules, 205—Chapters 10 and 11.
[ARC 6968C, IAB 4/5/23, effective 5/10/23]