Texas § HR.142.007 - POST-DISCHARGE SERVICES
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § HR.142.007 — POST-DISCHARGE SERVICES, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ HR.142.007. POST-DISCHARGE SERVICES
POST-DISCHARGE SERVICES. (a) For purposes of this section, "post-discharge services" means community-based services offered after a child is discharged from probation to support the child's vocational, educational, behavioral, or other goals and to provide continuity for the child as the child transitions out of juvenile probation services. The term includes: (1) behavioral health services; (2) mental health services; (3) substance abuse services; (4) mentoring; (5) job training; and (6) educational services. (b) Provided that existing resources are available, a juvenile board or juvenile probation department may provide post-discharge services to a child for not more than six months after the date the child is discharged from probation, regardless of the age of the child on that date. (c) A juvenile board or juvenile probation department may not require a child to participate in post-discharge services. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 435 (S.B. 1548 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
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Section HR.142.007 ("POST-DISCHARGE SERVICES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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