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(a) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), § 56(4).
(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), § 56(4).
(c) The department shall offer or make available programs for the rehabilitation and reestablishment in society of children committed to the department, including programs for females and for sex offenders, capital offenders, children who are chemically dependent, and children with mental illness, in an adequate manner so that a child in the custody of the department receives appropriate rehabilitation services recommended for the child by the court committing the child to the department.
(d) If the department is unable to offer or make available programs described by Subsection (c), the department shall, not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, provide the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over matters concerning correctional facilities with a report explaining:
(1) which programs are not offered or are unavailable; and
(2) the reason the programs are not offered or are unavailable.
(e) The department shall periodically review, document, and compare the accessibility and funding of treatment programs provided to female children committed to the department to the accessibility and funding of treatment provided to male children committed to the department.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Human Resources Code - HUM RES § 242.002. Treatment Programs; Availability - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/human-resources-code/hum-res-sect-242-002/
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