Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 636 requires the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to conduct a cost-benefit analysis of the potential use of the Texas Medication Algorithm Project to treat inmates with mental illness. The bill requires the Texas Youth Commission to review the benefits of the potential use of the Children's Medication Algorithm Project to treat children with mental illness in the custody of the commission. The bill requires the Texas Council on Offenders with Mental Impairments, in conjunction with the Criminal Justice Policy Council, to oversee the analysis conducted by the department and the review conducted by the commission and to report to the legislature on the results.