- (a) A judge shall waive the educational requirement under Article 42A.403 or 42A.404 for a defendant who is required to receive treatment as a resident of a substance abuse treatment facility as a condition of community supervision if the defendant successfully completes equivalent education while the defendant is confined to the residential treatment facility.
- (b) The Department of State Health Services shall approve equivalent education provided at substance abuse treatment facilities.
- (c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules to implement this article.
(d) For purposes of this article, a substance abuse treatment facility includes:
- (1) a substance abuse felony punishment facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 493.009, Government Code;
- (2) a community corrections facility, as defined by Section 509.001, Government Code; or
- (3) a chemical dependency treatment facility licensed under Chapter 464, Health and Safety Code.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 23.016(e), eff. September 1, 2017.