Sec. 579.006. PROGRAM CAPACITY. (a) In implementing the pilot program, the county judge shall ensure the program has the resources to provide mental health jail diversion services to not fewer than 200 individuals.
(b) The county judge shall endeavor to serve each year the program operates not fewer than 500 or more than 600 individuals cumulatively.
(c) Before the county judge implements the pilot program, the department and the county judge jointly shall establish clear criteria for identifying a target population to be served by the program. The criteria must prioritize serving a target population composed of members with the highest risks of recidivism and the most severe mental illnesses. The county judge, in consultation with the appropriate entities listed in Section 579.005, may adjust the criteria established under this subsection during the operation of the program provided the adjusted criteria are clearly articulated.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 775 (S.B. 1185), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
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