Bill Text: TX SB778 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the reimbursement by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department of the costs incurred by counties for housing certain children.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-12 - Left pending in committee [SB778 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB778-Introduced.html
88R2818 CJD-D | ||
By: Kolkhorst | S.B. No. 778 |
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relating to the reimbursement by the Texas Juvenile Justice | ||
Department of the costs incurred by counties for housing certain | ||
children. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 223.001, Human Resources Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: | ||
(d-1) The department shall reimburse a county that does not | ||
have a juvenile detention facility for the cost per day of housing | ||
children who have been committed to the department but have not yet | ||
been admitted or transferred to the department. The department by | ||
rule shall establish application and eligibility requirements for a | ||
county to receive reimbursement under this subsection. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |