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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a developmentally disabled offender program |
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established by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the Radford |
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Crocker |
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Memorial Act. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.068 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.068. DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDER PROGRAM. |
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(a) In this section, "offender" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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501.091. |
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(b) The department shall establish and maintain a program for |
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offenders: |
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(1) who are suspected of or identified as having an |
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intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning; |
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and |
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(2) whose adaptive functioning is significantly |
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impaired. |
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(c) The program must provide an offender described by |
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Subsection (b) with: |
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(1) a safe environment while confined; and |
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(2) specialized programs, treatments, and activities |
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designed by the department to assist the offender in effectively |
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managing, treating, or accommodating the offender's intellectual |
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disability or borderline intellectual functioning. |
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(d) The department may accept gifts, awards, or grants for |
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the purpose of providing the services described by Subsection (b). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |