Texas Human Resources Code - Section 141.086. Funding And Construction Of Post-Adjudication Facilities
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§ 141.086. FUNDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF POST-ADJUDICATION
FACILITIES. (a) The commission may provide state aid to a county
to acquire, construct, and equip post-adjudication residential or
day-treatment centers from money appropriated for those purposes.
The facilities may be used for children who are placed on probation
by a juvenile court under Section 54.04, Family Code, as an
alternative to commitment to the facilities of the Texas Youth
Commission.
(b) State funds provided to counties under Subsection (a)
must be matched by local funds equal to at least one-fourth of the
state funds.
(c) From money appropriated for construction of the
facilities described by Subsection (a), the commission shall
contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for
construction management services, including:
(1) evaluation of project plans and specifications;
and
(2) review and comment on the selection of architects
and engineers, change orders, and sufficiency of project
inspection.
(d) On completion of the review of project plans and
specifications under Subsection (c), the Texas Department of
Criminal Justice shall issue a comprehensive report that states in
detail the proposed cost of the project. The commission shall use
the report in making a comparative evaluation of proposed projects
and shall give priority to the projects the commission finds are the
most effective and economical.
(e) The commission may not award money for a capital
construction project for a facility under this section unless the
commission receives from the commissioners court of the county
intending to use the facility a written commitment that the
commissioners court has reviewed and accepted the conditions of the
award. If more than one county intends to use the facility, the
commission must receive from each county a written commitment that
the county will agree with the other counties to an interlocal
contract to operate the facility in accordance with the conditions
of the award.
(f) A county receiving state aid under this section shall
adhere to commission standards for the construction and operation
of a post-adjudication secure residential facility.
(g) For a facility constructed under this section, not more
than 25 percent of the operating costs of the facility may be
reimbursed by the commission.
(h) It is the intent of the legislature to appropriate the
full amount of money authorized under Subsection (g).
(i) The commission shall conduct an annual audit of the
operating costs for a fiscal year of a facility constructed under
this section for each fiscal year through fiscal year 1999. The
commission shall submit a report on the results of the audit to the
Legislative Budget Board and the governor not later than the 60th
day after the last day of the fiscal year covered by the audit.
(j) In this section, "operating costs" means the operating
costs of a facility at an 80-percent occupancy rate.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, § 72, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1477, § 35, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Section: 141.066 141.067 141.081 141.082 141.083 141.084 141.085 141.086 142.001 142.002 142.003 142.004 142.005 150.001 150.002
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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