A child adjudicated delinquent may be placed in an institution in another party jurisdiction pursuant to this compact but no such placement shall be made unless the child is given a court hearing on notice to the parent or guardian with opportunity to be heard, prior to his being sent to such other party jurisdiction for institutional care and the court finds that:
(1) equivalent facilities for the child are not available in the sending agency's jurisdiction; and
(2) institutional care in the other jurisdiction is in the best interest of the child and will not produce undue hardship.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - The Parent-Child Relationship and the Suit Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subtitle B - Suits Affecting the Parent-Child Relationship
Subchapter B. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
Article III. Conditions for Placement
Article IV. Penalty for Illegal Placement
Article V. Retention of Jurisdiction
Article VI. Institutional Care of Delinquent Children
Article VII. Compact Administrator