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House Bill 865 |
House Author: Blanco et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Rodríguez |
House Bill 865 amends the Government Code to require the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) to establish a veterans services coordinator to coordinate responses to the needs of veterans under the supervision of the department, including veterans who are released on parole or mandatory supervision. The bill requires TDCJ to establish and administer a voluntary veterans reentry dorm program for defendants confined in state jail felony facilities and who were victims of military sexual trauma or suffer from a brain injury, a mental illness, a mental disorder, or substance abuse that occurred during or resulted from their military service and that may have contributed to their criminal activity.