Sec. 125.005. PROGRAM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES MANDATORY. (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.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1212 (S.B. 562), Sec. 25, eff. June 14, 2019.
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