Texas § 501.056 CONTRACT FOR CARE OF INMATES WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.

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§ 501.056 — CONTRACT FOR CARE OF INMATES WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.

Texas § 501.056

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 501.056 (2026).

Text

Sec. 501.056. CONTRACT FOR CARE OF INMATES WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. The department shall contract with the Health and Human Services Commission for provision of commission facilities, treatment, and habilitation for inmates with mental illness or an intellectual disability in the custody of the department. The contract must provide:

(1)detailed characteristics of the inmate population with mental illness and the inmate population with intellectual disabilities to be affected under the contract;

(2)for the respective responsibilities of the commission and the department with regard to the care and supervision of the affected inmates; and

(3)that the department remains responsible for security.

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Sec. 501.056. CONTRACT FOR CARE OF INMATES WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY. The department shall contract with the Health and Human Services Commission for provision of commission facilities, treatment, and habilitation for inmates with mental illness or an intellectual disability in the custody of the department. The contract must provide:
(1) detailed characteristics of the inmate population with mental illness and the inmate population with intellectual disabilities to be affected under the contract;
(2) for the respective responsibilities of the commission and the department with regard to the care and supervision of the affected inmates; and
(3) that the department remains responsible for security.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Renumbered from Sec. 500.056 and amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.091, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446 ), Sec. 5.12, eff. September 1, 2023.