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