Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.4045
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.4045, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 42A.4045.
Official statutory text
Art. 42A.4045. ALTERNATIVE TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY. (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 education while the defendant is confined to the residential treatment facility.
(b) The Department of State Health Services shall approve 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.
(b) The Department of State Health Services shall approve 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.
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