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1		-	H.B. No. 454
	1	+	By: Metcalf (Senate Sponsor - Creighton) H.B. No. 454
	2	+	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 12, 2021;
	3	+	April 13, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on
	4	+	Criminal Justice; May 6, 2021, reported favorably by the following
	5	+	vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 6, 2021, sent to printer.)
	6	+	Click here to see the committee vote
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	9	+	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
4	10		AN ACT
5	11		relating to the creation of a specialty treatment court for certain
6	12		individuals residing with a child who is the subject of a juvenile
7	13		court case.
8	14		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	15		SECTION 1. Subtitle K, Title 2, Government Code, is amended
10	16		by adding Chapter 130 to read as follows:
11	17		CHAPTER 130. JUVENILE FAMILY DRUG COURT PROGRAM
12	18		Sec. 130.001. JUVENILE FAMILY DRUG COURT PROGRAM
13	19		DEFINED. In this chapter, "juvenile family drug court program"
14	20		means a program that has the following essential characteristics:
15	21		(1) the integration of substance abuse treatment
16	22		services in the processing of cases and proceedings under Title 3,
17	23		Family Code;
18	24		(2) the use of a comprehensive case management
19	25		approach involving court-appointed case managers and
20	26		court-appointed special advocates to rehabilitate an individual
21	27		who is suspected of substance abuse and who resides with a child who
22	28		is the subject of a case filed under Title 3, Family Code;
23	29		(3) early identification and prompt placement of
24	30		eligible individuals who volunteer to participate in the program;
25	31		(4) comprehensive substance abuse needs assessment
26	32		and referrals to appropriate substance abuse treatment agencies for
27	33		participants;
28	34		(5) a progressive treatment approach with specific
29	35		requirements for participants to meet for successful completion of
30	36		the program;
31	37		(6) monitoring of abstinence through periodic
32	38		screening for alcohol or screening for controlled substances;
33	39		(7) ongoing judicial interaction with program
34	40		participants;
35	41		(8) monitoring and evaluation of program goals and
36	42		effectiveness;
37	43		(9) continuing interdisciplinary education for the
38	44		promotion of effective program planning, implementation, and
39	45		operation; and
40	46		(10) development of partnerships with public agencies
41	47		and community organizations.
42	48		Sec. 130.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM. The
43	49		commissioners court of a county may establish a juvenile family
44	50		drug court program for individuals who:
45	51		(1) are suspected by the Department of Family and
46	52		Protective Services or the court of having a substance abuse
47	53		problem; and
48	54		(2) reside in the home of a child who is the subject of
49	55		a case filed under Title 3, Family Code.
50	56		Sec. 130.003. PARTICIPANT PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT AND
51	57		SERVICES. A juvenile family drug court program may require a
52	58		participant to pay the cost of all treatment and services received
53	59		while participating in the program, based on the participant's
54	60		ability to pay.
55	61		Sec. 130.004. FUNDING. A county that creates a juvenile
56	62		family drug court under this chapter shall explore the possibility
57	63		of using court improvement project money to finance the juvenile
58	64		family drug court in the county. The county also shall explore the
59	65		availability of federal and state matching money to finance the
60	66		court.
61	67		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
62		-	______________________________ ______________________________
63		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
64		-	I certify that H.B. No. 454 was passed by the House on April
65		-	9, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not
66		-	voting.
67		-	______________________________
68		-	Chief Clerk of the House
69		-	I certify that H.B. No. 454 was passed by the Senate on May
70		-	13, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
71		-	______________________________
72		-	Secretary of the Senate
73		-	APPROVED: _____________________
74		-	Date
75		-	_____________________
76		-	Governor
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