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| 1 | 1 | 85R10382 JG-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Blanco H.B. No. 4258 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a study on mental health screening and treatment for | |
| 8 | 8 | certain inmates confined in county and municipal jails. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. (a) The Commission on Jail Standards shall | |
| 11 | 11 | conduct a study to evaluate: | |
| 12 | 12 | (1) the effectiveness of the screening practices used | |
| 13 | 13 | to identify, diagnose, and determine treatment for inmates with | |
| 14 | 14 | mental illness confined in county and municipal jails; | |
| 15 | 15 | (2) the effectiveness of mental health treatment | |
| 16 | 16 | provided to inmates with mental illness confined in county and | |
| 17 | 17 | municipal jails; and | |
| 18 | 18 | (3) the level of coordination between local mental | |
| 19 | 19 | health authorities and county and municipal jails in identifying | |
| 20 | 20 | and diagnosing inmates with mental illness. | |
| 21 | 21 | (b) Not later than January 1, 2019, the Commission on Jail | |
| 22 | 22 | Standards shall submit a written report to the legislature on the | |
| 23 | 23 | results of the study conducted under Subsection (a) of this | |
| 24 | 24 | section. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act expires September 1, 2019. | |
| 26 | 26 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |