85R3563 SMT-D     By: White H.B. No. 637       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a committee formed to adopt a plan to deal with mental   illness in the juvenile justice system.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, is   amended by adding Chapter 581 to read as follows:   CHAPTER 581. LOCAL COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH          Sec. 581.001.  DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:                (1)  "Child" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.02,   Family Code.                (2)  "Committee" means a local committee on children's   mental health formed by a local mental health authority.                (3)  "Department" means the Department of State Health   Services.                (4)  "Region" means the local service area for which a   local mental health authority designated under Section 533.035 is   responsible.          Sec. 581.002.  LOCAL COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH.   (a) Each local mental health authority shall form a local committee   on children's mental health encompassing the authority's region.          (b)  The committee shall develop and adopt a plan and submit   the plan to the department not later than January 1, 2019.          Sec. 581.003.  COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEE. The local mental   health authority shall appoint the following members to the   committee, if present in the region:                (1)  a county judge or a county commissioner to serve as   committee chair;                (2)  a representative from each sheriff's department;                (3)  a representative from other law enforcement   agencies;                (4)  a representative from the office of each   prosecuting attorney, as that term is defined by Section 51.02,   Family Code;                (5)  a representative from the Department of Family and   Protective Services' child protective services division;                (6)  a representative from each juvenile probation   department;                (7)  a representative from the local mental health   authority;                (8)  a juvenile court judge;                (9)  a juvenile arraignment magistrate;                (10)  a representative from a faith-based or nonprofit   organization;                (11)  a representative from a private hospital; and                (12)  a representative from a public hospital.          Sec. 581.004.  DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN. (a) The committee shall   develop and adopt a plan identifying:                (1)  the population of children with mental illness who   are committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department;                (2)  a measurable goal for reducing the population of   children with mental illness who are committed to the Texas   Juvenile Justice Department;                (3)  a method for improving indigent defense for   children with mental illness who are alleged to have engaged in   delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision   under Section 51.03, Family Code;                (4)  a method for addressing mental illness among   children who are the subject of an investigation under Chapter 261,   Family Code;                (5)  a method for quickly identifying and diverting   children with mental illness from the Texas Juvenile Justice   Department in the interest of public safety, justice, and public   health; and                (6)  a method for providing community supervision to:                      (A)  reduce recidivism among children adjudicated   as having engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a   need for supervision under Section 51.03, Family Code; and                      (B)  reduce the population of children aging out   of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and into the adult   criminal justice system.          (b)  The committee must unanimously agree on the adopted   plan.          Sec. 581.005.  DISSOLUTION OF COMMITTEE. The committee   shall dissolve after the committee submits its plan to the   department.          Sec. 581.006.  CONDITION TO RECEIVE CONTINUED STATE FUNDING   FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. The department may not distribute to a local   mental health authority state funds for mental or behavioral health   services for the fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2019,   unless the authority's committee has submitted to the department   its plan on or before January 1, 2019.          Sec. 581.007.  EXPIRATION. This chapter expires August 31,   2021.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.