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AN ACT
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relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain |
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inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of |
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residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 551.007, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) If the legislature appropriates money to the commission |
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for the purpose of the construction, expansion, or operation of |
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certain inpatient mental health facilities under authority |
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conferred by Sections 2155.144(b-2) and 2166.251, Government Code, |
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the commission may award the money as a one-time grant directly to |
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an entity for that purpose. |
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SECTION 2. Section 554.001(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall designate state facilities for use |
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[the Waco Center for Youth] as [a] residential treatment facilities |
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[facility] for emotionally disturbed juveniles who: |
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(1) have been admitted under Subtitle C to a facility |
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of the department; or |
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(2) are under the managing conservatorship of the |
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Department of Family and Protective Services and have been admitted |
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under Subtitle C to a state facility designated by the department |
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under this section [the Waco Center for Youth]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 554.002, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 554.002. SERVICES. (a) The department shall provide |
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without charge appropriate education services for all clients |
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residing at state facilities designated by the department under |
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Section 554.001 [the Waco Center for Youth]. |
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(b) The department shall pay for the [those] services |
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described by Subsection (a) from funds appropriated [to the center] |
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for that purpose. |
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(c) A client of a state facility designated by the |
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department under Section 554.001 [the center] who is not a resident |
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of the school district that serves the geographical area in which |
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the facility is located [Waco Independent School District] may |
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receive education services from the district [Waco Independent |
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School District] only with the prior approval of the superintendent |
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of the district. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 109 was passed by the House on April |
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29, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 2, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 109 on May 20, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 126, Nays 1, 1 |
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present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 109 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |