Texas Human Resources Code

§ 245.052 — SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

HR § 245.052Title 12. JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES AND FACILITIES · Part C. SECURE FACILITIES · Ch. 245. RELEASE · Art. B. AUTHORITY TO RELEASE; RESUMPTION OF CARE

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Subject to an express appropriation to fund the treatment programs required by this section, the department may not release a child under supervision or parole a child if:

(1)the child has a substance abuse problem, including the use of a controlled substance, hazardous inhalable substances, or alcohol habitually; and

(2)the child has not completed a treatment program for the problem.

Legislative history

Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter F, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.007, eff. September 1, 2011.