TITLE: Relating to prohibiting the pre-adjudication solitary confinement of certain juveniles.

SUMMARY: Relating to prohibiting the pre-adjudication solitary confinement of certain juveniles.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to prohibiting the pre-adjudication solitary confinement of certain juveniles. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 51.12, Family Code, is amended by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows: (n) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a child may not be detained in solitary confinement. A child may be detained in solitary confinement only if the solitary confinement is necessary to: (1) ensure the physical or mental health or safety of the child or another child detained in the same facility as the child; or (2) comply with the requirements of Subsection (f), (g), or (l). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.