88R22939 MCF-F
 
  By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 5195
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the services provided to certain children detained in a
  juvenile detention facility.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 54, Family Code, is amended by adding
  Section 54.021 to read as follows:
         Sec. 54.021.  SERVICES PROVIDED TO CHILD IN DETENTION
  FACILITY PENDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. (a) A child ordered to be
  detained in a juvenile detention facility under Section 54.02(h)
  shall, to the extent practicable, be provided education,
  programming, and other services consistent with the minimum
  standards adopted by the Texas Juvenile Justice Board for juvenile
  detention facilities under Section 221.002, Human Resources Code.
         (b)  The facility administrator, or the administrator's
  designee, of a juvenile detention facility shall:
               (1)  not later than the 21st day after the date on which
  a child is ordered to be detained in a juvenile detention facility
  under Section 54.02(h):
                     (A)  complete an initial assessment of the child
  to evaluate the needs of the child; and
                     (B)  develop a written plan to ensure the child
  has an opportunity to make progress on identified rehabilitation
  goals pending trial; and 
               (2)  at least once every 90 days after the date on which
  the facility administrator or designee develops the written plan
  described by Subdivision (1), prepare a status report that
  documents:
                     (A)  the education, programming, and other
  services provided to the child;
                     (B)  behavioral compliance or incidents, if any; 
                     (C)  any measurable progress on identified
  rehabilitation goals during the preceding 90 days of detention; and
                     (D)  any comments, observations, or
  recommendations related to the child's educational or
  rehabilitative needs.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.