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House Bill 4468 |
House Author: Coleman et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
Senate Sponsor: Whitmire |
House Bill 4468 amends the Government Code to set out provisions relating to mental health professional access in county jails and community mental health programs in certain counties. The bill increases the maximum capacity of a county jail for which the Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) may provide a grant from the prisoner safety fund to a county for capital improvements related to the provision of mental health services. The bill authorizes the Department of State Health Services to award a grant to an entity for the purpose of establishing a community mental health program in a county with a population of less than 250,000, provided the entity meets certain requirements. The bill requires the compliance status of certain municipal or county jail facilities operated by a private entity to be reviewed by TCJS when the facility is issued a notice of noncompliance.
House Bill 4468 amends the Occupations Code to require a county jailer appointed on a temporary basis to be enrolled in the preparatory training program for county jailers and prohibits a jailer so appointed from being promoted to a supervisory position in a county jail.