Sec. 508.316.  SPECIAL PROGRAMS.  (a)  The department may contract for services for releasees if funds are appropriated to the department for the services, including services for releasees who have a history of:
(1)  mental impairment or intellectual disability;
(2)  substance abuse; or
(3)  sexual offenses.
(b)  The department shall seek funding for a contract under this section as a priority item.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446), Sec. 5.18, eff. September 1, 2023.