Texas Human Resources Code

§ 245.0535 — COMPREHENSIVE REENTRY AND REINTEGRATION PLAN FOR CHILDREN; STUDY AND REPORT

HR § 245.0535Title 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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(a)The department shall develop a comprehensive plan for each child committed to the custody of the department to reduce recidivism and ensure the successful reentry and reintegration of the child into the community following the child's release under supervision or final discharge, as applicable, from the department. The plan for a child must be designed to ensure that the child receives an extensive continuity of care in services from the time the child is committed to the department to the time of the child's final discharge from the department. The plan for a child must include, as applicable:

(1)housing assistance;

(2)a step-down program, such as placement in a halfway house;

(3)family counseling;

(4)academic and vocational mentoring;

(5)trauma counseling for a child who is a victim of abuse while in the custody of the department; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1033 (H.B. 2733), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 909 (H.B. 4544), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 45, eff. September 1, 2023.