Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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11 88R4549 CJD-D
22 By: Garcia H.B. No. 1774
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to a plan by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to
88 modernize juvenile detention facilities.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. PLAN FOR MODERNIZATION OF JUVENILE DETENTION
1111 FACILITIES. (a) The Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall
1212 develop and adopt a plan to modernize post-adjudication secure
1313 correctional facilities.
1414 (b) The plan must include equipping the living quarters of
1515 each child committed to the department with a restroom and running
1616 water.
1717 SECTION 2. SUBMISSION TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than June
1818 1, 2024, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall submit to the
1919 legislature the plan developed under this Act and the estimated
2020 cost of implementation of the plan.
2121 SECTION 3. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2024.
2222 SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect September
2323 1, 2023.