Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 1901 amends the Health and Safety Code to require the Texas Council on Offenders with Mental Impairments to conduct a study and to develop a comprehensive plan for juveniles with mental health and substance abuse disorders who are involved in or who are at risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system. The bill sets forth the requirements for the plan and requires the participation of certain groups in the preparation of the study and the plan. The bill requires the council to submit the study and plan, with its recommendations and projected funding, to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the members of the legislature before December 1, 2002, and provides for the expiration of the provision on December 1, 2002.

            The bill authorizes the council, in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, the Texas Youth Commission, and the Texas Education Agency to establish pilot programs that build on existing programs to address prevention, intervention, and continuity of care for juveniles with mental health and substance abuse disorders.