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Texas Human Resources Code - Chapter 61 Texas Youth CouncilLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Human Resources Code > Texas Human Resources Code - Chapter 61 Texas Youth Council In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the Texas Youth Commission. (2) "Board" means the governing board of the commission. (3) "Chairman" means the chairman of ... The purpose of this chapter is to provide for administration of the state's correctional facilities for children, to provide a program of constructive training aimed ... The Texas Youth Commission is an agency of the state. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2383, ch. 842, art. 1, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ... (a) The governing board of the Texas Youth Commission consists of seven members appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. Appointments to ... (a) A person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person or the person's spouse: (1) is employed by or participates in ... (a) To be eligible to take office as a member of the board, a person appointed to the board must complete at least one course ... (a) The governor shall designate a member of the board as the chairman of the board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of ... Four members constitute a quorum for the exercise of functions of the commission not delegated to the executive director or other employees. Acts 1979, 66th ... Board members are entitled to receive a per diem in the amount provided in the General Appropriations Act for not more than 90 days in ... (a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member: (1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required ... The commission shall have its office wherever it chooses, in a building designated and approved by the State Purchasing and General Services Commission. Acts 1979, ... (a) The commission shall employ an executive director, selected by the board, to serve at the will of the board. (b) The executive director shall ... Any power, duty, or function of the commission or of the board may be exercised and performed by the executive director or any member or ... The financial transactions of the commission are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code. Added by Acts 1987, ... The Texas Youth Commission is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission ... The commission shall comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility. The executive director shall also prepare and maintain a written ... The commission shall carry on a continuing study of the problem of juvenile delinquency in this state and shall seek to focus public attention on ... (a) The commission shall annually review the effectiveness of the commission's programs for the rehabilitation and reestablishment in society of children committed to the commission, ... The commission shall administer the training, diagnostic treatment, and supervisory facilities and services of the state for children committed to the commission and shall manage ... The commission shall prepare annually a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the commission during the preceding fiscal ... (a) The commission is responsible for the adoption of all policies and shall make rules appropriate to the proper accomplishment of its functions. (b) The ... (a) Within the limits specified by legislative appropriation, the commission may employ and compensate personnel necessary to carry out its duties. (b) The commission may ... The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to members of the board and to commission employees, as often as is necessary, information ... The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and ... The program shall require intra-agency posting of all positions concurrently with any public postings. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1099, § 17, eff. ... The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations that are based on documented employee performance. All merit ... (a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of a program of equal ... (a) The commission shall cooperate with all existing agencies and encourage the establishment of new programs, both local and statewide, the object of which is ... (a) In carrying out its duties, the commission may make use of law-enforcement, detention, supervisory, medical, educational, correctional, and other facilities, institutions, and agencies in ... (a) The commission may not develop a halfway house to be operated by the commission if an appropriate private halfway house program is contractually available ... The commission may establish a children's crisis intervention and assessment center at a facility owned or operated by the commission. The commission may contract with ... (a) The commission shall develop and use standards based on performance to evaluate and compare programs operated by the commission. (b) When practicable and feasible, ... The commission may provide services to a child not committed to the commission if the commission contracts with a local juvenile probation department, the Texas ... When funds are available, the commission may: (1) establish and operate places for detention and diagnosis of children committed to it; (2) establish and operate ... In computing the daily costs of a residential facility operated by the commission, the commission shall use a standard method that is consistent with methods ... (a) The commission shall conduct continuing inquiry into the effectiveness of the treatment methods it employs in the reformation of children. To this end, the ... The commission may enter into agreements with the federal government to accept children from the federal court for an agreed compensation. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., ... The commission shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the commission and describing the procedures by which complaints are filed with and ... (a) The commission shall keep a file about each written complaint filed with the commission by a person, other than a child receiving services from ... The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any ... The commission may accept gifts, grants, or donations of money or property from private sources to effectuate the purpose of this chapter. Donated funds shall ... (a) Proceeds from the operation of canteens and vending machines at facilities under the jurisdiction of the commission shall be deposited to the credit of ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), money belonging to a child committed to the commission in excess of the amount the commission allows in ... (a) The commission may establish debit card suspense accounts necessary to operate magnetic debit card systems at facilities under the jurisdiction of the commission to ... (a) The executive director shall perform the duties assigned by the commission. (b) The executive director shall prepare and submit to the commission for its ... (a) The commission shall have general charge of and be responsible for the welfare, custody, and rehabilitation of the children in a school, facility, or ... The commission shall provide for the religious and spiritual training of children in its custody according to the children's individual choices. Acts 1979, 66th Leg., ... The commission shall provide education in violence prevention and conflict resolution that includes discussion of domestic violence and child abuse issues to all children in ... (a) The commission may design, construct, equip, furnish, and maintain buildings and improvements at facilities under its jurisdiction. The commission may employ architects or engineers, ... The Crockett State School for Girls is under the jurisdiction and control of the commission. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, § 4, ... (a) The commission may perform fire protection, fire prevention, and fire suppression activities at commission facilities. (b) The commission may prescribe circumstances under which, for ... In each contract for the purchase of residential program-related client services, the commission shall include: (1) clearly defined contract goals, outputs, and measurable outcomes that ... The commission shall establish a formal program to monitor residential program-related client services contracts made by the commission. The commission must: (1) monitor compliance with ... The commission shall apply for benefits under the federal Medicaid program if application is cost effective in reducing health care costs incurred by the commission. ... (a) The commission may sell or license to an individual or a private or public entity the right to use a treatment program developed by ... (a) When a child is to be conveyed to a facility designated by the commission, the juvenile court shall assign an officer or other suitable ... (a) When a juvenile court commits a child to the commission, the court shall forward to the commission a certified copy of the order of ... A commitment to the commission may not be received in evidence or used in any way in any proceedings in any court except in: (1) ... The commission shall examine and make a study of each child committed to it as soon as possible after commitment. The study shall be made ... The commission shall periodically reexamine each child under its control except those on release under supervision or in foster homes. The examination of a child ... The commission shall keep written records of all examinations and conclusions based on them and of all orders concerning the disposition or treatment of each ... (a) In the interest of achieving the purpose of the commission and protecting the public, the commission may disclose records and other information concerning a ... Failure of the commission to examine or reexamine a child as required by this chapter does not entitle the child to be discharged from the ... When a child has been committed to the commission, the commission may: (1) permit the child liberty under supervision and on conditions it believes conducive ... (a) A hearings examiner appointed by the commission may issue a subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness or the production of any record, book, ... (a) As a means of correcting the socially harmful tendencies of a child committed to it, the commission may: (1) require the child to participate ... The commission shall develop programs that encourage family involvement in the rehabilitation of the child. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1099, § 35, ... (a) The commission may establish infant care and parenting programs for children who are parents. (b) The commission may permit a child who is the ... (a) The commission shall accept a child committed to the commission who is mentally ill or mentally retarded. (b) Unless a child is committed to ... (a) The commission shall establish a system that identifies children in the commission's custody who are mentally ill or mentally retarded. (b) Before a child ... As soon as practicable after the commission makes a decision to discharge a child or authorize the child's absence from its custody, the commission shall ... (a) After a child sentenced to commitment under Section 54.04(d)(3), 54.04(m), or 54.05(f), Family Code, becomes 16 years of age but before the child becomes ... (a) The commission may release under supervision any child in its custody and place the child in his or her home or in any situation ... The commission shall develop a management system for parole services that objectively measures and provides for: (1) the systematic examination of children's needs and the ... Subject to an express appropriation to fund the treatment programs required by this section, the commission may not release a child under supervision or parole ... (a) Before releasing a child described by Subsection (b) under supervision, the commission: (1) may require as a condition of release that the child: (A) ... The commission shall ensure that each child it releases under supervision has suitable clothing, transportation to his or her home or to the county in ... (a) The commission may make a contract with a county to use the services of the county's juvenile probation department for the supervision of children ... (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), if a person is committed to the commission under a determinate sentence under Section 54.04(d)(3), Section ... (a) Not later than the 90th day before the date the commission transfers a person to the custody of the pardons and paroles division of ... To effectuate the purpose of this chapter and to make maximum use of existing facilities and personnel, all departments and agencies of the state and ... The Texas Youth Commission shall biennially develop with the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission a coordinated strategic plan as required by Section 141.0471. Added by Acts ... Commitment of a child to the custody of the commission does not disqualify the child in any future examination, appointment, or application for public service ... (a) If a child who has been committed to the commission and placed by it in any institution or facility has escaped or has been ... (a) The commission may employ and commission apprehension specialists as peace officers for the purpose of apprehending a child under Section 61.093. (b) Peace officers ... The youth development council fund exists in the treasury as a special fund for the purposes provided by law. Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ... For the purpose of offering a record as evidence in the punishment phase of a criminal proceeding, a prosecuting attorney may obtain the record of ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a volunteer is not liable for damages arising from an act or omission that results in personal injury, ... For purposes of Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, an ordinance, rule, order, decision, or practice that applies to a person in the custody ... (a) The commission may establish a youth boot camp program and may employ necessary personnel to operate the youth boot camps. (b) The commission, in ... The purposes of the commission industries program are: (1) to provide adequate employment and vocational training for children; and (2) to develop and expand public ... (a) A commission industries advisory committee is created consisting of nine members appointed by the commission. (b) Members serve staggered three-year terms, with the terms ... The commission shall apportion wages earned by a child working under the industries program in amounts determined at the discretion of the commission, in the ... (a) A Texas Youth Commission industries program fund is created in the state treasury. (b) Proceeds from the operation of the industries program shall be ... To encourage the development and expansion of the industries program, the commission may enter into necessary contracts related to the program. Added by Acts 1995, ... The industries program may be financed through contributions donated for this purpose by private businesses contracting with the commission. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ... (a) The commission may accept a grant for the vocational rehabilitation of children. (b) The commission shall maintain a record of the receipt and disbursement ... (a) The commission may lease land owned by the commission to a private business to expand and develop the industries program. (b) The term of ... The commission shall prepare and issue a certification that a corporation requires for the franchise tax credit for wages paid as provided by Subchapter M, ... (a) A business contracting with the commission may enter into an ad valorem tax abatement agreement under Subchapters B and C, Chapter 312, Tax Code, ... Texas Lawyers
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