88R645 BDP-F
 
  By: Parker S.B. No. 774
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the provision of services by the Texas Department of
  Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental
  disabilities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 501.069, Government Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 501.069.  OFFENDERS WITH INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL
  DISABILITIES [DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED OFFENDER] PROGRAM.
         SECTION 2.  Section 501.069, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsections (c-1), (c-2), and (e) and amending Subsection
  (d) to read as follows:
         (c-1)  The department shall develop and identify community
  resources to assist an offender described by Subsection (b) in
  successfully reentering and reintegrating into the community.
         (c-2)  The department shall develop and implement a reentry
  and reintegration plan that is person centered and based on the
  individual needs of an offender described by Subsection (b). The
  plan may include the coordination of treatment, identification of
  housing assistance, and delivery of other transitional services.
         (d)  The department may accept gifts, awards, or grants for
  the purpose of providing the services described by this section
  [Subsection (b)].
         (e)  Funds appropriated to the department may not be expended
  to provide residential housing assistance to an offender described
  by Subsection (b) who is serving a sentence for an offense listed in
  Section 508.149(a).
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.