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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to post-discharge services offered by a juvenile board or |
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juvenile probation department to a child after the child's |
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probation period ends. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 142, Human Resources Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 142.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 142.007. POST-DISCHARGE SERVICES. (a) For purposes |
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of this section, "post-discharge services" means community-based |
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services offered after a child is discharged from probation to |
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support the child's vocational, educational, behavioral, or other |
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goals and to provide continuity for the child as the child |
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transitions out of juvenile probation services. The term includes: |
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(1) behavioral health services; |
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(2) mental health services; |
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(3) substance abuse services; |
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(4) mentoring; |
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(5) job training; and |
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(6) educational services. |
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(b) Provided that existing resources are available, a |
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juvenile board or juvenile probation department may provide |
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post-discharge services to a child for not more than six months |
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after the date the child is discharged from probation, regardless |
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of the age of the child on that date. |
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(c) A juvenile board or juvenile probation department may |
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not require a child to participate in post-discharge services. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |