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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.085: FACILITIES FOR INMATE AND PAROLEE CARE.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 7. MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
- SUBTITLE A. SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR AN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
- CHAPTER 533A. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO DEPARTMENT FACILITIES
(a) With the written approval of the governor, the department may contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to transfer facilities to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or otherwise provide facilities for:
(1) inmates with an intellectual disability in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; or
(2) persons with an intellectual disability paroled or released under the supervision of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(b) An agency must report to the governor the agency's reasons for proposing to enter into a contract under this section and request the governor's approval.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1335, eff. April 2, 2015.
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