S.B. No. 1548
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to post-discharge services offered by a juvenile board or
  juvenile probation department to a child after the child's
  probation period ends.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 142, Human Resources Code, is amended by
  adding Section 142.007 to read as follows:
         Sec. 142.007.  POST-DISCHARGE SERVICES. (a)  For purposes
  of this section, "post-discharge services" means community-based
  services offered after a child is discharged from probation to
  support the child's vocational, educational, behavioral, or other
  goals and to provide continuity for the child as the child
  transitions out of juvenile probation services. The term includes:
               (1)  behavioral health services;
               (2)  mental health services;
               (3)  substance abuse services;
               (4)  mentoring;
               (5)  job training; and
               (6)  educational services.
         (b)  Provided that existing resources are available, a
  juvenile board or juvenile probation department may provide
  post-discharge services to a child for not more than six months
  after the date the child is discharged from probation, regardless
  of the age of the child on that date.
         (c)  A juvenile board or juvenile probation department may
  not require a child to participate in post-discharge services.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1548 passed the Senate on
  April 26, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 29, Nays 2.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1548 passed the House on
  May 19, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, two
  present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor