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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reimbursement by the Texas Juvenile Justice |
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Department of the costs incurred by counties for housing certain |
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children. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 223.001, Human Resources Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) The department shall reimburse a county that does not |
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have a juvenile detention facility for the cost per day of housing |
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children who have been committed to the department but have not yet |
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been admitted or transferred to the department. The department by |
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rule shall establish application and eligibility requirements for a |
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county to receive reimbursement under this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |