By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 572
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a general-law municipality or county
to regulate residential child detention facilities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 250.014 to read as follows:
Sec. 250.014. REGULATION OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL CHILD
DETENTION FACILITIES. (a) In this section, "residential child
detention facility" means a private facility other than a facility
licensed by this state that operates under a contract with the
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the United
States Department of Health and Human Services, or another federal
agency to provide 24-hour custody or care to unaccompanied
immigrant or refugee children.
(b) This section applies only to a residential child
detention facility.
(c) A general-law municipality or a county in the
unincorporated area of the county may:
(1) designate an area in which a residential child
detention facility may be located; and
(2) take other measures necessary to protect the
health and safety of the individuals residing in a residential
child detention facility.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.