SUBCHAPTER E.  JAIL DIVERSION PROGRAM

Sec. 533A.108.  PRIORITIZATION OF FUNDING FOR DIVERSION OF PERSONS FROM INCARCERATION IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  A local intellectual and developmental disability authority may develop and may prioritize its available funding for:
(1)  a system to divert members of the priority population, including those members with co-occurring substance abuse disorders, before their incarceration or other contact with the criminal justice system, to services appropriate to their needs, including:
(A)  screening and assessment services; and
(B)  treatment services, including:
(i)  short-term residential services;
(ii)  crisis respite residential services; and
(iii)  continuity of care services;
(2)  specialized training of local law enforcement and court personnel to identify and manage offenders or suspects who may be members of the priority population; and
(3)  other model programs for offenders and suspects who may be members of the priority population, including crisis intervention training for law enforcement personnel.
(b)  A local intellectual and developmental disability authority developing a system, training, or a model program under Subsection (a) shall collaborate with other local resources, including local law enforcement and judicial systems and local personnel.
(c)  A local intellectual and developmental disability authority may not implement a system, training, or a model program developed under this section until the system, training, or program is approved by the department.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1335, eff. April 2, 2015.