Texas Human Resources Code Title 12, Chapter 203 - General Powers And Duties Of Board And Department

• Texas Section 203.001 - Control Over Department; Department Mission
  (a) The board is the governing body of the department and is responsible for the operations of the department. (b) The board shall develop and...
• Texas Section 203.002 - Executive Director
  The board shall: (1) employ an executive director to administer the department; and (2) supervise the director's administration of the department. Added by Acts 2011,...
• Texas Section 203.003 - Accessibility To Programs And Facilities
  (a) The department shall comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility. (b) The board shall prepare and maintain a written...
• Texas Section 203.004 - Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution
  (a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of: (1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the...
• Texas Section 203.005 - Gifts And Grants
  (a) The department may apply for and accept gifts and grants from any public or private source. (b) The department shall deposit money received under...
• Texas Section 203.006 - Medicaid Benefits
  The department shall: (1) identify areas in which federal Medicaid program benefits could be used in a manner that is cost-effective for juveniles in the...
• Texas Section 203.0065 - Prevention And Intervention Services
  (a) In this section, "prevention and intervention services" means programs and services intended to prevent or intervene in at-risk behaviors that lead to delinquency, truancy,...
• Texas Section 203.007 - Studies; Statistical Records
  (a) The department may conduct or participate in studies relating to corrections methods and systems and to treatment and therapy programs at the governor's request...
• Texas Section 203.008 - Authority To Issue Subpoena, Administer Oath, Receive Evidence, And Gather Information
  (a) In this section, "evidence" means any record, book, paper, document, data, or other evidence maintained by electronic or other means. (b) The department may...
• Texas Section 203.0081 - Advisory Council On Juvenile Services
  (a) The advisory council on juvenile services consists of: (1) the executive director of the department or the executive director's designee; (2) the director of...
• Texas Section 203.0082 - Fees
  If the General Appropriations Act does not specify the amount of the fee, the board by rule may establish fees that: (1) are reasonable and...
• Texas Section 203.009 - Public Interest Information
  The department shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the department and describing the procedures by which complaints are filed with and...
• Texas Section 203.010 - Complaints
  (a) The department shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints received by the department by or on behalf of a juvenile...
• Texas Section 203.0105 - Data
  Any data compiled by a local juvenile probation department related to abuse, neglect, or exploitation of youth, or to complaints regarding juvenile probation programs, that...
• Texas Section 203.011 - Appeals From Decision Of Executive Director
  A juvenile probation department that is aggrieved by a decision of the executive director, including a decision relating to standards affecting juvenile probation programs, services,...
• Texas Section 203.012 - Annual Financial Report
  The department shall prepare annually a complete and detailed written report accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the department during the preceding fiscal...
• Texas Section 203.013 - Internal Audit; Report
  (a) The department shall regularly conduct internal audits of the department, including audits of: (1) facilities operated by and under contract with the department; and...
• Texas Section 203.014 - Toll-free Number
  (a) The department shall establish a permanent, toll-free number for the purpose of receiving any information concerning the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children in...
• Texas Section 203.015 - Programs And Services Evaluation System
  The department shall establish and implement a system to evaluate the effectiveness of county and state programs and services for youth. Added by Acts 2011,...
• Texas Section 203.016 - Data Regarding Placement In Disciplinary Seclusion
  (a) In this section: (1) "Disciplinary seclusion" means the separation of a resident from other residents for disciplinary reasons and the placement of the resident...
• Texas Section 203.017 - Regionalization Plan
  (a) The department shall develop and the board shall adopt a regionalization plan for keeping children closer to home in lieu of commitment to the...
• Texas Section 203.018 - Specialized Programs And Special Projects
  (a) The department shall develop specialized programs for children with a determinate sentence and children committed under Section 54.04013, Family Code. The programs must ensure...

Last modified: September 28, 2016