Title HR, Human Resources Code

Sec. 63.005. BOARD OF TRUSTEES: COMBINATION OF COUNTIES FACILITY. A facility created by a combination of counties shall be governed by a board of trustees. Such board of trustees shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine members selected from the commissioners court …

Sec. 63.006. BOARD MEETINGS. The board of trustees shall make rules to govern the holding of regular and special meetings. All meetings of the board of trustees shall be open to the public to the extent required by and in accordance with the general law of this state requiring me…

Sec. 63.007. QUORUM. A majority of the membership of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 13.009, eff. …

Sec. 63.008. FACILITY ADMINISTRATION. The board of trustees is responsible for the administration of the facility. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 13.010, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 63.009. BOARD POLICIES. The board of trustees shall develop policies consistent with the rules, regulations, and standards of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch…

Sec. 63.010. STANDARDIZED PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS. The board of trustees shall standardize qualifications for personnel positions in the community center consistent with those established by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1, e…

Sec. 63.011. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. The board of trustees may appoint advisory committees to advise the board on matters relating to the administration of the facility. No such committee shall consist of less than five members, and the appointment of such committees shall not relie…

Sec. 63.012. FACILITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: APPOINTMENT. The board of trustees shall appoint an executive director for the facility. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 13.014, eff. Sep…

Sec. 63.013. FACILITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: DELEGATED POWERS. The executive director shall have the powers delegated by and be subject to the policy direction of the board of trustees. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st L…

Sec. 63.014. FACILITY PERSONNEL. The board of trustees or the director may employ and train personnel for the administration of the various programs and services of the facility. The employee shall be provided the appropriate rights, privileges, and benefits available to the empl…

Sec. 63.015. COUNTY CONTRIBUTIONS. Each county participating in the creation of the facility may contribute lands, buildings, personnel, and funds for the administration of the various programs and services of the facility. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1, eff. Aug…

Sec. 63.016. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. The board of trustees of the facility may accept gifts, grants, and donations of money, personal property, and real property for use in the administration of its programs and services. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1, eff.…

Sec. 63.017. SINGLE COUNTY FACILITY: ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY; RULES FOR ADMISSION; RATES CHARGED. (a) In the instance of a facility formed by a single county, the commissioners court of the creating county may acquire, through gift, purchase, condemnation, or any other metho…

Sec. 63.018. COMBINATION OF COUNTIES FACILITY: ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY; RULES FOR ADMISSION; RATES CHARGED. (a) In the instance of a facility being created by two or more counties, the commissioners courts of the forming counties may acquire, by gift, purchase, condemnation,…

Sec. 63.019. RULES REGULATING ADMINISTRATION OF SERVICES. The board of trustees may make rules consistent with those promulgated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the policies, principles, and standards provided in this Act to regulate the administration of services by…

Sec. 63.020. MINIMUM SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED. The board of trustees will provide at least the following services to a juvenile who is placed into the facility: (1) Education. Upon admission into the facility, the juvenile will be tested to determine his educational level, and a p…

Sec. 63.021. LIST OF SERVICES. The board of trustees of the facility shall devise a list of services that it will offer to each juvenile who is placed into the facility for the use by the court in making its determination as to whether the juvenile would benefit by admission into…

Sec. 63.022. FACILITY RESEARCH AND RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF PERSONNEL; CONTRACTS AUTHORIZED. The facility may engage in research and in recruitment and training of personnel in support of its programs and services and may make contracts for those purposes. Added by Acts 1989, …

Sec. 63.023. FEES FOR SERVICES. The board of trustees for the facility may charge reasonable fees to cover costs for services provided, except where prohibited by other service contracts or by law. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by: Ac…

Sec. 63.024. PAYMENT OF FEES BY COUNTY. In collecting fees for the treatment rendered juveniles, the director will bill directly that county in which the juvenile resided prior to his admission to the facility. The county that receives such a bill from the director must pay that …

Sec. 63.025. ADMISSION OF AND PAYMENT FOR SERVICES PROVIDED TO JUVENILES RESIDING IN ANOTHER COUNTY. The board of trustees may provide that juveniles who reside outside the boundaries of a county that participated in the formation of the facility may be admitted to the facility. …

Sec. 63.026. COURT-ORDERED ADMISSION. A juvenile may be admitted upon the order of a court of competent jurisdiction that finds that the juvenile has engaged in delinquent conduct and is in need of supervision or is experiencing a dysfunctional home environment and will benefit f…

Sec. 63.027. LIMITATION ON PERIOD FOR JUVENILE'S RESIDENCE. The court will include in its order the length of time that the juvenile will reside in the facility, which will not exceed a period of one year. At the conclusion of the one-year period, the court will make a determinat…

Sec. 63.028. MODIFICATION OF COURT ORDER. The court may modify any order by which a juvenile is placed in the facility upon recommendation of the director of the facility. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 564, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., …