Bill Text: TX SB997 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a specialty treatment court for certain individuals residing with a child who is the subject of a juvenile court case.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-01 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB997 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB997-Introduced.html
| 86R5815 GCB-F | ||
| By: Creighton | S.B. No. 997 | |
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| relating to the creation of a specialty treatment court for certain | ||
| individuals residing with a child who is the subject of a juvenile | ||
| court case. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subtitle K, Title 2, Government Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Chapter 130 to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 130. JUVENILE FAMILY DRUG COURT PROGRAM | ||
| Sec. 130.001. JUVENILE FAMILY DRUG COURT PROGRAM | ||
| DEFINED. In this chapter, "juvenile family drug court program" | ||
| means a program that has the following essential characteristics: | ||
| (1) the integration of substance abuse treatment | ||
| services in the processing of cases and proceedings under Title 3, | ||
| Family Code; | ||
| (2) the use of a comprehensive case management | ||
| approach involving court-appointed case managers and | ||
| court-appointed special advocates to rehabilitate an individual | ||
| who is suspected of substance abuse and who resides with a child who | ||
| is the subject of a case filed under Title 3, Family Code; | ||
| (3) early identification and prompt placement of | ||
| eligible individuals who volunteer to participate in the program; | ||
| (4) comprehensive substance abuse needs assessment | ||
| and referrals to appropriate substance abuse treatment agencies for | ||
| participants; | ||
| (5) a progressive treatment approach with specific | ||
| requirements for participants to meet for successful completion of | ||
| the program; | ||
| (6) monitoring of abstinence through periodic | ||
| screening for alcohol or screening for controlled substances; | ||
| (7) ongoing judicial interaction with program | ||
| participants; | ||
| (8) monitoring and evaluation of program goals and | ||
| effectiveness; | ||
| (9) continuing interdisciplinary education for the | ||
| promotion of effective program planning, implementation, and | ||
| operation; and | ||
| (10) development of partnerships with public agencies | ||
| and community organizations. | ||
| Sec. 130.002. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM. The | ||
| commissioners court of a county may establish a juvenile family | ||
| drug court program for individuals who: | ||
| (1) are suspected by the Department of Family and | ||
| Protective Services or the court of having a substance abuse | ||
| problem; and | ||
| (2) reside in the home of a child who is the subject of | ||
| a case filed under Title 3, Family Code. | ||
| Sec. 130.003. PARTICIPANT PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT AND | ||
| SERVICES. A juvenile family drug court program may require a | ||
| participant to pay the cost of all treatment and services received | ||
| while participating in the program, based on the participant's | ||
| ability to pay. | ||
| Sec. 130.004. FUNDING. A county that creates a juvenile | ||
| family drug court under this chapter shall explore the possibility | ||
| of using court improvement project money to finance the juvenile | ||
| family drug court in the county. The county also shall explore the | ||
| availability of federal and state matching money to finance the | ||
| court. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
