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HOUSE BILL 1287 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Thompson et al. |
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EFFECTIVE: 9-1-01 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Whitmire |
House Bill 1287 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize the commissioners court of a county, and to require the commissioners courts in counties with a population of 550,000 or more, to establish a drug court program for persons arrested for, charged with, or convicted of certain offenses relating to the possession, use, or sale of alcohol or controlled substances. The bill sets forth guidelines for the program and allows the program to collect certain fees from participants. The bill also provides that a county that is required to establish a drug court program and does not do so is ineligible to receive funds from the state for a community supervision and corrections department, as well as grants from the criminal justice division of the governor's office.
The Criminal Justice Policy Council is required to conduct a study of drug court programs in Texas and to issue a report by January 15, 2003.