Texas § GV.129.002 - PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM DEFINED

§ GV.129.002. PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM DEFINED

PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM DEFINED; PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS. (a) In this chapter, "public safety employees treatment court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics: (1) the integration of services in the processing of cases in the judicial system; (2) the use of a nonadversarial approach involving prosecutors and defense attorneys to promote public safety and to protect the due process rights of program participants; (3) early identification and prompt placement of eligible participants in the program; (4) access to a continuum of alcohol, controlled substance, mental health, and other related treatment and rehabilitative services; (5) careful monitoring of treatment and services provided to program participants; (6) a coordinated strategy to govern program responses to participants' compliance; (7) ongoing judicial interaction with program participants; (8) monitoring and evaluation of program goals and effectiveness; (9) continuing interdisciplinary education to promote effective program planning, implementation, and operations; (10) development of partnerships with public agencies and community organizations; and (11) inclusion of a participant's family members who agree to be involved in the treatment and services provided to the participant under the program. (b) If a defendant successfully completes a public safety employees treatment court program, after notice to the attorney representing the state and a hearing in the public safety employees treatment court at which that court determines that a dismissal is in the best interest of justice, the court in which the criminal case is pending shall dismiss the case against the defendant. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 369 (H.B. 3391 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.