collaborative could establish or support resources or services to help local law enforcement agencies to divert persons who have been arrested to appropriate mental health care or substance abuse treatment .
( b ) The governing body of a county in which an entity that received a grant under Section 539.002 before September 1 , 2017 , is located is not required to develop a plan under Subsection ( a ).
( c ) Two or more counties , each with a population of less than 100,000 , may form a joint plan under Subsection ( a ). ARTICLE 3 . BAIL , PRETRIAL RELEASE , AND COUNTY JAIL STANDARDS SECTION 3.01 . The heading to Article 17.032 , Code of
Criminal Procedure , is amended to read as follows : Art . 17.032 . RELEASE ON PERSONAL BOND OF CERTAIN [ MENTALLY
ILL ] DEFENDANTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY . SECTION 3.02 . Articles 17.032 ( b ) and ( c ), Code of Criminal
Procedure , are amended to read as follows : ( b ) A magistrate shall release a defendant on personal bond unless good cause is shown otherwise if the : ( 1 ) defendant is not charged with and has not been previously convicted of a violent offense ;
( 2 ) defendant is examined by the local mental health or intellectual and developmental disability [ mental retardation ] authority or another mental health expert under Article 16.22 [ of this code ];
( 3 ) applicable expert , in a written assessment submitted to the magistrate under Article 16.22 :
( A ) concludes that the defendant has a mental illness or is a person with an intellectual disability [ mental retardation ] and is nonetheless competent to stand trial ; and
( B ) recommends mental health treatment or intellectual disability treatment for the defendant , as applicable ; and