Title HR, Human Resources Code

Sec. 221.004. STANDARDS RELATING TO LOCAL PROBATION DEPARTMENTS. (a) The board shall adopt rules that provide: (1) standards for the collection and reporting of information about juvenile offenders by local probation departments; (2) performance measures to determine the effectiv…

Sec. 221.005. TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES. (a) The department shall provide educational training and technical assistance to counties, juvenile boards, and probation offices to: (1) promote compliance with the standards required under this chapter; and (2) assist…

Sec. 221.006. VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION TRAINING. The department shall: (1) provide training on request to juvenile probation departments and juvenile boards in violence prevention and conflict resolution programs that include discussion of domestic violence and…

Sec. 221.0061. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAINING. The department shall provide trauma-informed care training during the preservice training the department provides for juvenile probation officers, juvenile supervision officers, juvenile correctional officers, and juvenile parole offi…

Sec. 221.007. JUVENILE BOARD RECORDS AND REPORTS. Each juvenile board in the state shall: (1) keep the financial, programmatic, and statistical records the department considers necessary; and (2) submit periodic financial, programmatic, and statistical reports to the department a…

Sec. 221.0071. CHARTER SCHOOL. (a) Notwithstanding any other law and in addition to the number of charters allowed under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code, the commissioner of education may grant a charter on the application of a detention, correctional, or residential fac…

Sec. 221.008. INSPECTIONS AND AUDITS. (a) The department may inspect and evaluate a juvenile board and probation department and audit the juvenile board's financial, programmatic, and statistical records at reasonable times to determine compliance with the board's rules. (b) The …

Sec. 221.009. STRATEGIC PLAN; ADOPTION OF PLAN. (a) The board shall develop a strategic plan. The plan must: (1) identify short-term and long-term policy goals; (2) identify time frames and strategies for meeting the goals identified under Subdivision (1); (3) estimate population…

Sec. 221.010. COMPLAINTS RELATING TO JUVENILE BOARDS. (a) The department shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on a complaint filed with the department relating to a juvenile board funded by the department. The department shall maintain information about parties…

Sec. 221.012. ANNUAL REPORTS. (a) The department shall report annually to the governor and the legislature on the department's operations and the condition of probation services in the state during the previous year. The report: (1) may include recommendations; and (2) must inclu…

Sec. 221.051. CONTRACT STANDARDS. (a) In each contract with counties for local probation services, the department shall include: (1) clearly defined contract goals, outputs, and measurable outcomes that relate directly to program objectives; (2) clearly defined sanctions or penal…

Sec. 221.052. CONTRACT MONITORING. The department shall establish a formal program to monitor contracts under Section 221.051 made by the department. The department must: (1) monitor compliance with financial and performance requirements using a risk assessment methodology; and (…

Sec. 221.053. CONTRACTS FOR OUT-OF-STATE JUVENILE INMATES. (a) The only entities other than the state authorized to operate a correctional facility to house in this state juvenile inmates convicted of offenses committed against the laws of another state of the United States are: …

Sec. 221.054. DATA COLLECTION. (a) The department shall collect comprehensive data concerning the outcomes of local probation programs throughout the state. (b) Data collected under Subsection (a) must include: (1) a description of the types of programs and services offered by a …

Sec. 221.056. RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY. (a) The department may contract with a local mental health authority and local intellectual and developmental disability authority for the establishment of a residential treatment facility for juveniles with mental illness or emotiona…