Section 841.0822 - Required Procedures Before Release From Secure Correctional Facility Before a committed person is released from a secure correctional facility, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall ensure that:
(1) the Department of Public Safety issues a personal identification card to the person; and(2) the person completes an application for the following federal benefits, as appropriate, for which the person may be eligible:(A) social security benefits, including disability benefits, administered by the United States Social Security Administration; and(B) veterans benefits administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.0822
Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 845,Sec. 14, eff. 6/17/2015.