Texas Statutes
Human Resources Code
Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities

Section 201.004. Interagency and Intergovernmental Cooperation - Sec. 201.004. INTERAGENCY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION. (a) To improve services...

Chapter 202 - Administrative Provisions

Section 202.001. Composition of Board; Presiding Officer - Sec. 202.001. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The board...

Section 202.002. Restrictions on Board Membership and Department Employment - Sec. 202.002. RESTRICTIONS ON BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT. (a)...

Section 202.003. Provisions Applicable to Judicial Members - Sec. 202.003. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO JUDICIAL MEMBERS. (a) A judge's...

Section 202.004. Removal of Board Members - Sec. 202.004. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS. (a) It is a...

Section 202.005. Board Member Recusal - Sec. 202.005. BOARD MEMBER RECUSAL. (a) A chief juvenile probation...

Section 202.006. Training for Board Members - Sec. 202.006. TRAINING FOR BOARD MEMBERS. (a) A person who...

Section 202.007. Reimbursement - Sec. 202.007. REIMBURSEMENT. A board member is not entitled to...

Section 202.008. Meetings; Public Participation - Sec. 202.008. MEETINGS; PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. (a) The board shall hold...

Section 202.009. Audit; Authority of State Auditor - Sec. 202.009. AUDIT; AUTHORITY OF STATE AUDITOR. (a) The department...

Section 202.010. Sunset Provision - Sec. 202.010. SUNSET PROVISION. The Texas Juvenile Justice Board and...

Chapter 203 - General Powers and Duties of Board and Department

Section 203.001. Control Over Department; Department Mission - Sec. 203.001. CONTROL OVER DEPARTMENT; DEPARTMENT MISSION. (a) The board...

Section 203.002. Executive Director - Sec. 203.002. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The board shall: (1) employ an...

Section 203.003. Accessibility to Programs and Facilities - Sec. 203.003. ACCESSIBILITY TO PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES. (a) The department...

Section 203.004. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 203.004. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The board...

Section 203.005. Gifts and Grants - Sec. 203.005. GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a) The department may apply...

Section 203.006. Medicaid Benefits - Sec. 203.006. MEDICAID BENEFITS. The department shall: (1) identify areas...

Section 203.0065. Prevention and Intervention Services - Sec. 203.0065. PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES. (a) In this section,...

Section 203.007. Studies; Statistical Records - Sec. 203.007. STUDIES; STATISTICAL RECORDS. (a) The department may conduct...

Section 203.008. Authority to Issue Subpoena, Administer Oath, Receive Evidence, and Gather Information - Sec. 203.008. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE SUBPOENA, ADMINISTER OATH, RECEIVE EVIDENCE,...

Section 203.0081. Advisory Council on Juvenile Services - Sec. 203.0081. ADVISORY COUNCIL ON JUVENILE SERVICES. (a) The advisory...

Section 203.0082. Fees - Sec. 203.0082. FEES. If the General Appropriations Act does not...

Section 203.009. Public Interest Information - Sec. 203.009. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. The department shall prepare information...

Section 203.010. Complaints - Sec. 203.010. COMPLAINTS. (a) The department shall maintain a system...

Section 203.0105. Data - Sec. 203.0105. DATA. Any data compiled by a local juvenile...

Section 203.011. Appeals From Decision of Executive Director - Sec. 203.011. APPEALS FROM DECISION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. A juvenile...

Section 203.012. Annual Financial Report - Sec. 203.012. ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT. The department shall prepare annually...

Section 203.013. Internal Audit; Report - Sec. 203.013. INTERNAL AUDIT; REPORT. (a) The department shall regularly...

Section 203.014. Toll-Free Number - Sec. 203.014. TOLL-FREE NUMBER. (a) The department shall establish a...

Section 203.015. Programs and Services Evaluation System - Sec. 203.015. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES EVALUATION SYSTEM. The department shall...

Section 203.016. Data Regarding Placement in Disciplinary Seclusion - Text of section as added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg.,...

Section 203.017. Regionalization Plan - Sec. 203.017. REGIONALIZATION PLAN. (a) The department shall develop and...

Section 203.018. Specialized Programs and Special Projects - Sec. 203.018. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS. (a) The department...

Section 203.019. Report to Legislature - Sec. 203.019. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than August 15...

Subtitle B - Probation Services; Probation Facilities

Chapter 221 - Assistance to Counties and Regulation of Juvenile Boards and Juvenile Probation Departments

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 221.001. Provision of Probation and Detention Services - Sec. 221.001. PROVISION OF PROBATION AND DETENTION SERVICES. (a) The...

Section 221.002. General Rules Governing Juvenile Boards, Probation Departments, Probation Officers, Programs, and Facilities - Sec. 221.002. GENERAL RULES GOVERNING JUVENILE BOARDS, PROBATION DEPARTMENTS, PROBATION...

Section 221.003. Rules Concerning Mental Health Screening Instrument and Risk and Needs Assessment Instrument; Admissibility of Statements - Sec. 221.003. RULES CONCERNING MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING INSTRUMENT AND RISK...

Section 221.0035. Best Practices to Identify and Assess Victims of Sex Trafficking - Sec. 221.0035. BEST PRACTICES TO IDENTIFY AND ASSESS VICTIMS OF...

Section 221.004. Standards Relating to Local Probation Departments - Sec. 221.004. STANDARDS RELATING TO LOCAL PROBATION DEPARTMENTS. (a) The...

Section 221.005. Training and Assistance to Local Authorities - Sec. 221.005. TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES. (a) The...

Section 221.006. Violence Prevention and Conflict Resolution Training - Sec. 221.006. VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING. The department...

Section 221.0061. Trauma-Informed Care Training - Sec. 221.0061. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAINING. The department shall provide trauma-informed...

Section 221.007. Juvenile Board Records and Reports - Sec. 221.007. JUVENILE BOARD RECORDS AND REPORTS. Each juvenile board...

Section 221.0071. Charter School - Sec. 221.0071. CHARTER SCHOOL. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and...

Section 221.008. Inspections and Audits - Sec. 221.008. INSPECTIONS AND AUDITS. (a) The department may inspect...

Section 221.009. Strategic Plan; Adoption of Plan - Sec. 221.009. STRATEGIC PLAN; ADOPTION OF PLAN. (a) The board...

Section 221.010. Complaints Relating to Juvenile Boards - Sec. 221.010. COMPLAINTS RELATING TO JUVENILE BOARDS. (a) The department...

Section 221.011. Investigators - Sec. 221.011. INVESTIGATORS. (a) The department may employ and commission...

Section 221.012. Annual Reports - Sec. 221.012. ANNUAL REPORTS. (a) The department shall report annually...

Subchapter B. Contract Standards and Monitoring

Section 221.051. Contract Standards - Sec. 221.051. CONTRACT STANDARDS. (a) In each contract with counties...

Section 221.052. Contract Monitoring - Sec. 221.052. CONTRACT MONITORING. The department shall establish a formal...

Section 221.053. Contracts for Out-of-State Juvenile Inmates - Sec. 221.053. CONTRACTS FOR OUT-OF-STATE JUVENILE INMATES. (a) The only...

Section 221.054. Data Collection - Sec. 221.054. DATA COLLECTION. (a) The department shall collect comprehensive...

Section 221.055. Quarterly Report on Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation - Sec. 221.055. QUARTERLY REPORT ON ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION. (a)...

Section 221.056. Residential Treatment Facility - Sec. 221.056. RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY. (a) The department may contract...

Chapter 222 - Standards for and Regulation of Certain Officers and Employees

Subchapter A. Standards for and General Regulation of Officers

Section 222.001. Minimum Standards for Probation Officers - Sec. 222.001. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PROBATION OFFICERS. (a) To be...

Section 222.002. Minimum Standards for Detention Officers - Sec. 222.002. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR DETENTION OFFICERS. To be eligible...

Section 222.003. Minimum Standards for Certain Employees of Nonsecure Correctional Facilities - Sec. 222.003. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF NONSECURE CORRECTIONAL...

Section 222.004. Persons Who May Not Act as Chief Administrative, Juvenile Probation, or Detention Officers - Sec. 222.004. PERSONS WHO MAY NOT ACT AS CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE,...

Section 222.005. Carrying of Firearm by Certain Officers Prohibited - Sec. 222.005. CARRYING OF FIREARM BY CERTAIN OFFICERS PROHIBITED. (a)...

Section 222.006. Probation Officer: County Employee - Sec. 222.006. PROBATION OFFICER: COUNTY EMPLOYEE. A juvenile probation officer...

Subchapter B. Certification and Examination

Section 222.051. Notice of Certification Examination Results - Sec. 222.051. NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION RESULTS. (a) Except as...

Section 222.052. Analysis of Examination Performance - Sec. 222.052. ANALYSIS OF EXAMINATION PERFORMANCE. The department shall furnish...

Section 222.053. Revocation or Suspension of Certification - Sec. 222.053. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATION. (a) The department...

Chapter 223 - State Aid

Section 223.001. Determination of Amount of State Aid - Sec. 223.001. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF STATE AID. (a) The...

Section 223.002. Maintenance of Local Financial Support - Sec. 223.002. MAINTENANCE OF LOCAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT. (a) To receive...

Section 223.003. Special Rules for Multi-County Jurisdictions - Sec. 223.003. SPECIAL RULES FOR MULTI-COUNTY JURISDICTIONS. If necessary, the...

Section 223.004. Payment of State Aid - Sec. 223.004. PAYMENT OF STATE AID. (a) When the department...

Section 223.005. Refusal, Reduction, or Suspension of State Aid - Sec. 223.005. REFUSAL, REDUCTION, OR SUSPENSION OF STATE AID. (a)...

Section 223.006. Funding and Construction of Post-Adjudication Facilities - Sec. 223.006. FUNDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF POST-ADJUDICATION FACILITIES. (a) The...

Subtitle C - Secure Facilities

Chapter 241 - General Provisions

Section 241.001. Cooperation of Other Agencies - Sec. 241.001. COOPERATION OF OTHER AGENCIES. To effectuate the purpose...

Section 241.0015. Strategic Plan - Sec. 241.0015. STRATEGIC PLAN. The department shall biennially develop a...

Section 241.002. No Forfeiture of Certain Civil Rights - Sec. 241.002. NO FORFEITURE OF CERTAIN CIVIL RIGHTS. Commitment of...

Section 241.003. Youth Development Council Fund - Sec. 241.003. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FUND. The youth development council...

Section 241.004. Request for Certain Records - Sec. 241.004. REQUEST FOR CERTAIN RECORDS. For the purpose of...

Section 241.005. Liability of Volunteers - Sec. 241.005. LIABILITY OF VOLUNTEERS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 241.006. Application of Law Relating to Free Exercise of Religion - Sec. 241.006. APPLICATION OF LAW RELATING TO FREE EXERCISE OF...

Section 241.007. Certain Crimes Concerning the Department - Sec. 241.007. CERTAIN CRIMES CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT. (a) In this...

Section 241.008. Duty to File Complaint With Law Enforcement Agency - Sec. 241.008. DUTY TO FILE COMPLAINT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY....

Chapter 242 - Operation of Secure Facilities

Subchapter A. General and Administrative Provisions

Section 242.001. Study of Treatment Methods; Statistical Records - Sec. 242.001. STUDY OF TREATMENT METHODS; STATISTICAL RECORDS. (a) The...

Section 242.002. Evaluation of Treatment Programs; Availability - Sec. 242.002. EVALUATION OF TREATMENT PROGRAMS; AVAILABILITY. (a) The department...

Section 242.003. Policies and Rules - Sec. 242.003. POLICIES AND RULES. (a) The board is responsible...

Section 242.004. Employees - Sec. 242.004. EMPLOYEES. (a) Within the limits specified by legislative...

Section 242.005. Professional Information for Advisory Board Members and Employees - Sec. 242.005. PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION FOR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES....

Section 242.006. Intra-Agency Career Ladder Program - Sec. 242.006. INTRA-AGENCY CAREER LADDER PROGRAM. The program shall require...

Section 242.007. Job Performance Evaluations - Sec. 242.007. JOB PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. The executive director shall develop...

Section 242.008. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement - Sec. 242.008. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY STATEMENT. (a) The executive...

Section 242.009. Juvenile Correctional Officers; Staffing - Sec. 242.009. JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS; STAFFING. (a) In this section,...

Section 242.010. Required Background and Criminal History Checks - Sec. 242.010. REQUIRED BACKGROUND AND CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS. (a) In...

Section 242.011. Biennial Budget - Sec. 242.011. BIENNIAL BUDGET. The executive director shall prepare a...

Subchapter B. Secure Facilities; Services

Section 242.051. Administration of Institutions; Charge of Children - Sec. 242.051. ADMINISTRATION OF INSTITUTIONS; CHARGE OF CHILDREN. (a) The...

Section 242.052. Buildings and Improvements - Sec. 242.052. BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS. (a) The department may design,...

Section 242.053. Use of Existing Institutions and Agencies - Sec. 242.053. USE OF EXISTING INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES. (a) In...

Section 242.054. Halfway House Program - Sec. 242.054. HALFWAY HOUSE PROGRAM. (a) The department may not...

Section 242.055. Crisis Intervention and Assessment Centers - Sec. 242.055. CRISIS INTERVENTION AND ASSESSMENT CENTERS. The department may...

Section 242.056. Advocacy and Support Groups - Sec. 242.056. ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT GROUPS. (a) The department shall...

Section 242.057. Department Programs - Sec. 242.057. DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS. (a) The department shall develop and...

Section 242.058. Services for Children Not Committed to the Department - Sec. 242.058. SERVICES FOR CHILDREN NOT COMMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT....

Section 242.059. Additional Facilities; Parole Supervision - Sec. 242.059. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES; PAROLE SUPERVISION. When funds are available,...

Section 242.060. Computation of Daily Costs of Facility - Sec. 242.060. COMPUTATION OF DAILY COSTS OF FACILITY. In computing...

Section 242.061. Referrals From Federal Court - Sec. 242.061. REFERRALS FROM FEDERAL COURT. The department may enter...

Section 242.062. Special Accounts - Sec. 242.062. SPECIAL ACCOUNTS. (a) Proceeds from the operation of...

Section 242.063. Student Trust Fund; Contraband Money - Sec. 242.063. STUDENT TRUST FUND; CONTRABAND MONEY. (a) Except as...

Section 242.064. Debit Card Suspense Accounts - Sec. 242.064. DEBIT CARD SUSPENSE ACCOUNTS. (a) The department may...

Section 242.065. Religious Training - Sec. 242.065. RELIGIOUS TRAINING. The department shall provide for the...

Section 242.066. Employment or Designation of Chaplain at Certain Department Facilities - Sec. 242.066. EMPLOYMENT OR DESIGNATION OF CHAPLAIN AT CERTAIN DEPARTMENT...

Section 242.067. Violence Prevention and Conflict Resolution Education - Sec. 242.067. VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION EDUCATION. The department...

Section 242.068. Fire Protection Activities - Sec. 242.068. FIRE PROTECTION ACTIVITIES. (a) The department may perform...

Section 242.069. Client Service Contract Standards - Sec. 242.069. CLIENT SERVICE CONTRACT STANDARDS. In each contract for...

Section 242.070. Contract Monitoring - Sec. 242.070. CONTRACT MONITORING. The department shall establish a formal...

Section 242.071. Sale or License of Treatment Programs - Sec. 242.071. SALE OR LICENSE OF TREATMENT PROGRAMS. (a) The...

Subchapter C. Abuse or Crimes Committed at Department

Section 242.101. Zero-Tolerance Policy - Sec. 242.101. ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY. (a) The department shall adopt and...

Section 242.102. Office of Inspector General - Sec. 242.102. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL. (a) The office of...

Section 242.103. Detection and Monitoring of Cellular Telephones - Sec. 242.103. DETECTION AND MONITORING OF CELLULAR TELEPHONES. (a) The...

Chapter 243 - Admission and Commitment; Escape

Subchapter A. Admission and Commitment

Section 243.001. Placement in Department Facilities - Sec. 243.001. PLACEMENT IN DEPARTMENT FACILITIES. (a) The department may...

Section 243.002. Establishment of Minimum Length of Stay - Sec. 243.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM LENGTH OF STAY. (a) The...

Section 243.003. Conveyance of Child to Department - Sec. 243.003. CONVEYANCE OF CHILD TO DEPARTMENT. (a) When a...

Section 243.004. Notification and Duty to Furnish Information - Sec. 243.004. NOTIFICATION AND DUTY TO FURNISH INFORMATION. (a) When...

Section 243.005. Information Provided by Committing Court - Sec. 243.005. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY COMMITTING COURT. In addition to...

Section 243.006. Commitment Records - Sec. 243.006. COMMITMENT RECORDS. A commitment to the department may...

Section 243.007. Information Provided to Committing Court - Sec. 243.007. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO COMMITTING COURT. (a) If a...

Section 243.008. Information Concerning Foster Care History - Sec. 243.008. INFORMATION CONCERNING FOSTER CARE HISTORY. (a) In this...

Subchapter B. Escape and Violation of Release Conditions

Section 243.051. Apprehension After Escape or Violation of Release Conditions - Sec. 243.051. APPREHENSION AFTER ESCAPE OR VIOLATION OF RELEASE CONDITIONS....

Section 243.052. Apprehension Specialists - Sec. 243.052. APPREHENSION SPECIALISTS. (a) The department may employ and...

Chapter 244 - Care and Treatment of Children

Subchapter A. General Care and Treatment of Children

Section 244.001. Initial Examination - Sec. 244.001. INITIAL EXAMINATION. (a) The department shall examine and...

Section 244.002. Reexamination - Sec. 244.002. REEXAMINATION. (a) The department shall periodically reexamine each...

Section 244.003. Records of Examinations and Treatment - Sec. 244.003. RECORDS OF EXAMINATIONS AND TREATMENT. (a) The department...

Section 244.004. Failure to Examine or Reexamine - Sec. 244.004. FAILURE TO EXAMINE OR REEXAMINE. (a) Failure of...

Section 244.005. Determination of Treatment - Sec. 244.005. DETERMINATION OF TREATMENT. When a child has been...

Section 244.006. Type of Treatment Permitted - Sec. 244.006. TYPE OF TREATMENT PERMITTED. (a) As a means...

Section 244.007. Family Programs - Sec. 244.007. FAMILY PROGRAMS. The department shall develop programs that...

Section 244.0075. Restraint of Pregnant Juvenile - Sec. 244.0075. RESTRAINT OF PREGNANT JUVENILE. (a) The department may...

Section 244.008. Infant Care and Parenting Program - Sec. 244.008. INFANT CARE AND PARENTING PROGRAM. (a) In this...

Section 244.009. Health Care Delivery System - Sec. 244.009. HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM. (a) In providing medical...

Section 244.010. Department Caseworkers - Sec. 244.010. DEPARTMENT CASEWORKERS. (a) The department shall assign a...

Section 244.0105. Report Concerning Foster Children Committed to Department - Sec. 244.0105. REPORT CONCERNING FOSTER CHILDREN COMMITTED TO DEPARTMENT. (a)...

Section 244.0106. Rules Regarding Services for Foster Children - Sec. 244.0106. RULES REGARDING SERVICES FOR FOSTER CHILDREN. (a) The...

Section 244.011. Children With Mental Illness or Mental Retardation - Sec. 244.011. CHILDREN WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR MENTAL RETARDATION. (a)...

Section 244.012. Examination Before Discharge - Sec. 244.012. EXAMINATION BEFORE DISCHARGE. (a) The department shall establish...

Section 244.0125. Transfer of Certain Children Serving Determinate Sentences for Mental Health Services - Sec. 244.0125. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CHILDREN SERVING DETERMINATE SENTENCES FOR...

Section 244.013. Notice of Pending Discharge - Sec. 244.013. NOTICE OF PENDING DISCHARGE. As soon as practicable...

Section 244.014. Referral of Determinate Sentence Offenders for Transfer - Sec. 244.014. REFERRAL OF DETERMINATE SENTENCE OFFENDERS FOR TRANSFER. (a)...

Section 244.015. Evaluation of Certain Children Serving Determinate Sentences - Sec. 244.015. EVALUATION OF CERTAIN CHILDREN SERVING DETERMINATE SENTENCES. (a)...

Subchapter B. Provision of Certain Information; Rights of Parents

Section 244.051. Information Available to Children, Parents, and Others - Sec. 244.051. INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN, PARENTS, AND OTHERS. (a)...

Section 244.052. Rights of Parents - Sec. 244.052. RIGHTS OF PARENTS. (a) The department, in consultation...

Chapter 245 - Release

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 245.001. Parole Officers; Parole Management - Sec. 245.001. PAROLE OFFICERS; PAROLE MANAGEMENT. (a) The department may...

Section 245.002. Contracts With Counties - Sec. 245.002. CONTRACTS WITH COUNTIES. (a) The department may make...

Subchapter B. Authority to Release; Resumption of Care

Section 245.051. Release Under Supervision - Sec. 245.051. RELEASE UNDER SUPERVISION. (a) The department may release...

Section 245.052. Substance Abuse Treatment - Sec. 245.052. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT. Subject to an express appropriation...

Section 245.053. Sex Offender Counseling and Treatment - Sec. 245.053. SEX OFFENDER COUNSELING AND TREATMENT. (a) Before releasing...

Section 245.0535. Comprehensive Reentry and Reintegration Plan for Children; Study and Report - Sec. 245.0535. COMPREHENSIVE REENTRY AND REINTEGRATION PLAN FOR CHILDREN; STUDY...

Section 245.0536. Providing Released or Discharged Child With State-Issued Identification - Sec. 245.0536. PROVIDING RELEASED OR DISCHARGED CHILD WITH STATE-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION....

Section 245.0537. Providing Released or Discharged Child With Birth Certificate and Social Security Card - Sec. 245.0537. PROVIDING RELEASED OR DISCHARGED CHILD WITH BIRTH CERTIFICATE...

Section 245.054. Information Provided to Court Before Release - Sec. 245.054. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO COURT BEFORE RELEASE. (a) In...

Subchapter C. Minimum Length of Stay; Extension Orders

Section 245.101. Completion of Minimum Length of Stay; Panel - Sec. 245.101. COMPLETION OF MINIMUM LENGTH OF STAY; PANEL. (a)...

Section 245.102. Extension Order - Sec. 245.102. EXTENSION ORDER. (a) A panel may extend the...

Section 245.103. Statistics and Reports Concerning Extension Orders - Sec. 245.103. STATISTICS AND REPORTS CONCERNING EXTENSION ORDERS. (a) The...

Section 245.104. Request for Reconsideration of Extension Order - Sec. 245.104. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF EXTENSION ORDER. (a) The...

Section 245.105. Statistics and Reports Concerning Reconsiderations of Extension Orders - Sec. 245.105. STATISTICS AND REPORTS CONCERNING RECONSIDERATIONS OF EXTENSION ORDERS....

Section 245.106. Transportation, Clothing, Money - Sec. 245.106. TRANSPORTATION, CLOTHING, MONEY. The department shall ensure that...

Subchapter D. Termination of Control

Section 245.151. Termination of Control - Sec. 245.151. TERMINATION OF CONTROL. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 245.152. Determinate Sentence Parole - Sec. 245.152. DETERMINATE SENTENCE PAROLE. (a) Not later than the...

Chapter 246 - Industries Program

Section 246.001. Purpose; Implementation - Sec. 246.001. PURPOSE; IMPLEMENTATION. The purposes of the department industries...

Section 246.002. Advisory Committee - Sec. 246.002. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) A department industries advisory committee...

Section 246.003. Pay and Distribution of Pay - Sec. 246.003. PAY AND DISTRIBUTION OF PAY. The department shall...

Section 246.004. Industries Fund - Sec. 246.004. INDUSTRIES FUND. (a) A Texas Juvenile Justice Department...

Section 246.005. Contracts - Sec. 246.005. CONTRACTS. To encourage the development and expansion of...

Section 246.006. Donations - Sec. 246.006. DONATIONS. The industries program may be financed through...

Section 246.007. Grants - Sec. 246.007. GRANTS. (a) The department may accept a grant...

Section 246.008. Lease of Land - Sec. 246.008. LEASE OF LAND. (a) The department may lease...

Section 246.009. Optional Ad Valorem Tax Abatement - Sec. 246.009. OPTIONAL AD VALOREM TAX ABATEMENT. (a) A business...

Subtitle D - Independent Ombudsman

Chapter 261 - Independent Ombudsman

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 261.001. Definitions - Sec. 261.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Independent ombudsman" means...

Section 261.002. Establishment; Purpose - Sec. 261.002. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE. The office of independent ombudsman is...

Section 261.003. Independence - Sec. 261.003. INDEPENDENCE. (a) The independent ombudsman in the performance...

Subchapter B. Appointment and Management of Office

Section 261.051. Appointment of Independent Ombudsman - Sec. 261.051. APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT OMBUDSMAN. (a) The governor shall...

Section 261.052. Assistants - Sec. 261.052. ASSISTANTS. The independent ombudsman may hire assistants to...

Section 261.053. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 261.053. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) A person may not...

Section 261.054. Sunset Provision - Sec. 261.054. SUNSET PROVISION. The office is subject to review...

Section 261.055. Report - Sec. 261.055. REPORT. (a) The independent ombudsman shall submit on...

Section 261.056. Communication and Confidentiality - Sec. 261.056. COMMUNICATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) The department shall allow...

Section 261.057. Promotion of Awareness of Office - Sec. 261.057. PROMOTION OF AWARENESS OF OFFICE. The independent ombudsman...

Section 261.058. Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 261.058. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. (a) The office by rule shall...

Section 261.059. Authority of State Auditor - Sec. 261.059. AUTHORITY OF STATE AUDITOR. The office is subject...

Section 261.060. Review and Format of Reports - Sec. 261.060. REVIEW AND FORMAT OF REPORTS. (a) The office...

Section 261.061. Complaints - Sec. 261.061. COMPLAINTS. (a) The office shall maintain a system...

Subchapter C. Duties and Powers

Section 261.101. Duties and Powers - Sec. 261.101. DUTIES AND POWERS. (a) The independent ombudsman shall:...

Section 261.102. Treatment of Department Employees Who Cooperate With Independent Ombudsman - Sec. 261.102. TREATMENT OF DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES WHO COOPERATE WITH INDEPENDENT...

Section 261.103. Training - Sec. 261.103. TRAINING. The independent ombudsman shall attend annual sessions,...

Section 261.104. Memorandum of Understanding - Sec. 261.104. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. (a) The office and the...

Subchapter D. Access to Information

Section 261.151. Access to Information of Governmental Entities - Sec. 261.151. ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. (a) The...

Section 261.152. Access to Information of Private Entities - Sec. 261.152. ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF PRIVATE ENTITIES. The independent...

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Texas Statutes Human Resources Code Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities

Texas Statutes
Human Resources Code
Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities