Sec. 244.015. EVALUATION OF CERTAIN CHILDREN SERVING DETERMINATE SENTENCES. (a) When a child who is sentenced to commitment under Section 54.04(d)(3), 54.04(m), or 54.05(f), Family Code, becomes 18 years of age, the department shall evaluate whether the child is in need of additional services that can be completed in the six-month period after the child's 18th birthday to prepare the child for release from the custody of the department or transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(b) This section does not apply to a child who is released from the custody of the department or who is transferred to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice before the child's 18th birthday.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.007, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities
Subtitle C - Secure Facilities
Chapter 244 - Care and Treatment of Children
Subchapter A. General Care and Treatment of Children
Section 244.001. Initial Examination
Section 244.002. Reexamination
Section 244.003. Records of Examinations and Treatment
Section 244.004. Failure to Examine or Reexamine
Section 244.005. Determination of Treatment
Section 244.006. Type of Treatment Permitted
Section 244.007. Family Programs
Section 244.0075. Restraint of Pregnant Juvenile
Section 244.008. Infant Care and Parenting Program
Section 244.009. Health Care Delivery System
Section 244.010. Department Caseworkers
Section 244.0105. Report Concerning Foster Children Committed to Department
Section 244.0106. Rules Regarding Services for Foster Children
Section 244.011. Children With Mental Illness or Mental Retardation
Section 244.012. Examination Before Discharge
Section 244.013. Notice of Pending Discharge
Section 244.014. Referral of Determinate Sentence Offenders for Transfer
Section 244.015. Evaluation of Certain Children Serving Determinate Sentences