TIERED PROGRAM
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In re Commitment of May (2016)
Most recently applied in In re State (April 2018)
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 16, eff
(a) The office shall develop a tiered program for the supervision and treatment of a committed person.
(b) The tiered program must provide for the seamless transition of a committed person from a total confinement facility to less restrictive housing and supervision and eventually to release from civil commitment, based on the person's behavior and progress in treatment.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.