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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of services by the Texas Department of |
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Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental |
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disabilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Section 501.069, Government Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.069. OFFENDERS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL |
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DISABILITIES [DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDER] PROGRAM. |
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SECTION 2. Section 501.069, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and (e) and amending Subsection |
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(d) to read as follows: |
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(c-1) The department shall develop and identify community |
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resources to assist an offender described by Subsection (b) in |
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successfully reentering and reintegrating into the community. |
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(c-2) The department shall develop and implement a reentry |
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and reintegration plan that is person centered and based on the |
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individual needs of an offender described by Subsection (b). The |
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plan may include the coordination of treatment, identification of |
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housing assistance, and delivery of other transitional services. |
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(d) The department may accept gifts, awards, or grants for |
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the purpose of providing the services described by this section |
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[Subsection (b)]. |
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(e) Funds appropriated to the department may not be expended |
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to provide residential housing assistance to an offender described |
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by Subsection (b) who is serving a sentence for an offense listed in |
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Section 508.149(a). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |