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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a trauma history screening for certain defendants and |
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inmates. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.070 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.070. TRAUMA HISTORY SCREENING. The department |
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shall: |
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(1) screen each inmate during the diagnostic process |
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to determine whether the inmate has experienced adverse childhood |
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experiences or other significant trauma; and |
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(2) refer any inmate exhibiting symptoms of |
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post-traumatic stress disorder or other symptoms of trauma as |
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needed to the appropriate medical or mental health care |
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professional for treatment. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 509, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 509.0042 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 509.0042. TRAUMA HISTORY SCREENING. The division |
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shall require each department to: |
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(1) screen each defendant at the time of the |
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defendant's initial placement on community supervision to |
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determine whether the defendant has experienced adverse childhood |
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experiences or other significant trauma; and |
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(2) refer any defendant exhibiting symptoms of |
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post-traumatic stress disorder or other symptoms of trauma as |
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needed to the appropriate medical or mental health care |
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professional for treatment. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |