Tex. Gov't Code § 125.005 · Chapter 125. MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAMS
PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 200,000 shall:
(1) establish a mental health court program under Section 125.002; and
(2) direct the judge, magistrate, or coordinator to comply with Section 121.002(c)(1).
(b) A county required under this section to establish a mental health court program shall apply for federal and state funds available to pay the costs of the program. The criminal justice division of the governor's office may assist a county in applying for federal funds as required by this subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county is required to establish a mental health court program under this section only if:
(1) the county receives federal or state funding specifically for that purpose in an amount sufficient to pay the fund costs of the mental health court program; and
(2) the judge, magistrate, or coordinator receives the verification described by Section 121.002(c)(2).
(d) A county that is required under this section to establish a mental health court program and fails to establish or to maintain that program is ineligible to receive grant funding from this state or any state agency.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1212 (S.B. 562), Sec. 25, eff. June 14, 2019.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.125.htm
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