Tex. Gov't Code § 508.316 · Subchapter J. MISCELLANEOUS
SPECIAL PROGRAMS.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
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.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.508.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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