Amend CSHB 1 in the Article V appropriations to the Juvenile
Probation Commission (page V-32) by amending Subsection b. of Rider
6 (Funding for Progressive Sanctions) to read as follows:
b. Out of the funds appropriated above in Strategy B.1.3,
Level 5 Post-adjudication Facilities, $6,177,936 in fiscal year
2008 and $6,177,936 in fiscal year 2009 can be used only for the
purpose of funding secure post-adjudication placements for (1)
juveniles who have a progressive sanction guideline level of 5 or
higher as described by Sections 59.003(a)(5), 59.003(a)(6), and
59.003(a)(7); (2) are adjudicated for a felony offense that
includes as an element of the offense the possession, carrying,
using, or exhibiting of a deadly weapon; (3) the juvenile court's
order of adjudication contains a finding that the child committed a
felony offense and the child used or exhibited a deadly weapon
during the commission of the conduct or during immediate flight
from commission of the conduct; [or] (4) are adjudicated for a sex
offense of the grade of felony that requires registration under the
Texas Sexual Offender Registration Program; or (5) any juveniles
eligible for commitment to the Texas Youth Commission under Title
3, Family Code.
The Juvenile Probation Commission shall reimburse a county
juvenile probation department a specified number of placements
under this section, as determined by the Juvenile Probation
Commission, after the requirements for reimbursement as outlined
herein have been met to the satisfaction of the Juvenile Probation
Commission.