(a) In this section, “offender” has the meaning assigned by § 501.091.
(b) The department shall establish and maintain a program for offenders:
(1) who are suspected of or identified as having an intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning; and
(2) whose adaptive functioning is significantly impaired.

(c) The program must provide an offender described by Subsection (b) with:
(1) a safe environment while confined; and
(2) specialized programs, treatments, and activities designed by the department to assist the offender in effectively managing, treating, or accommodating the offender’s intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning.
(d) The department may accept gifts, awards, or grants for the purpose of providing the services described by Subsection (b).