1-1     By:  Turner of Harris, et al.                         H.B. No. 1901
 1-2          (Senate Sponsor - Whitmire)
 1-3           (In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2001;
 1-4     April 25, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on Health
 1-5     and Human Services; May 1, 2001, reported favorably by the
 1-6     following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 1, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-7                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-8                                   AN ACT
 1-9     relating to juveniles with mental health and substance abuse
1-10     disorders.
1-11           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12           SECTION 1. Chapter 614, Health and Safety Code, is amended by
1-13     adding Sections 614.018 and 614.019 to read as follows:
1-14           Sec. 614.018.  STUDY AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR JUVENILES.
1-15     (a)  The council shall conduct a study and develop a comprehensive
1-16     plan for juveniles with mental health and substance abuse disorders
1-17     who are involved in or who are at risk of becoming involved in the
1-18     juvenile justice system.
1-19           (b)  The plan must address:
1-20                 (1)  a process to define and identify juveniles with
1-21     mental health and substance abuse disorders who come in contact
1-22     with the juvenile justice system, including recommendations on
1-23     uniform screenings, assessment procedures, sharing of information
1-24     between entities, and a data collection and reporting process;
1-25                 (2)  a process to improve the coordination and
1-26     communication among local and state entities, including a review of
1-27     existing models of collaboration and opportunities for
1-28     cross-training among relevant entities;
1-29                 (3)  a review of mental health and substance abuse
1-30     interventions that have proven to be effective for juvenile
1-31     offenders with mental health and substance abuse disorders,
1-32     including an analysis of:
1-33                       (A)  community-based, residential, institutional,
1-34     and aftercare treatment services; and
1-35                       (B)  early intervention for young children at
1-36     high risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system; and
1-37                 (4)  a review of applicable federal, state, and local
1-38     policy, procedure, rules, regulations, and financial or
1-39     programmatic barriers that may impact the development and
1-40     implementation of a comprehensive juvenile justice plan.
1-41           (c)  The council shall include representatives of the
1-42     following persons that it considers necessary in the preparation of
1-43     the study and plan:
1-44                 (1)  local and state juvenile justice entities;
1-45                 (2)  mental health entities;
1-46                 (3)  substance abuse groups;
1-47                 (4)  educational groups;
1-48                 (5)  service providers;
1-49                 (6)  family members of juveniles;
1-50                 (7)  advocacy organizations;
1-51                 (8)  the Department of Protective and Regulatory
1-52     Services; and
1-53                 (9)  any other group or entity.
1-54           (d)  The council shall submit the study and plan, including
1-55     recommendations and projected funding to implement the plan, to the
1-56     lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives,
1-57     and the members of the legislature on or before December 1, 2002.
1-58           (e)  This section expires December 1, 2002.
1-59           Sec. 614.019.  PILOT PROGRAMS FOR JUVENILES.  The council, in
1-60     cooperation with the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse,
1-61     the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, the
1-62     Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, the Texas
1-63     Juvenile Probation Commission, the Texas Youth Commission, and the
1-64     Texas Education Agency, may establish pilot programs, building on
 2-1     existing successful efforts in communities, to address prevention,
 2-2     intervention, and continuity of care for juveniles with mental
 2-3     health and substance abuse disorders.
 2-4           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
 2-5     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
 2-6     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
 2-7     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
 2-8     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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