Texas Human Resources Code Title 3, Chapter 63 - Residential Facilities For Certain Delinquent Children
- Texas Section 63.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Juvenile" means a person from the age of 10 to 18 years who has been found to have engaged in delinquent...
- Texas Section 63.002 - Authority To Operate Facility
A county or a combination of counties may, and they are hereby authorized to, elect to own, establish, operate, and staff a long-term residential facility...
- Texas Section 63.003 - Governmental Nature Of Facility
The facility is an agency of the state, a governmental unit, and a unit of local government as defined and specified by Chapters 101 and...
- Texas Section 63.004 - Board Of Trustees: Single County Facility
The facility shall be governed by a board of trustees. The board of trustees for a facility created by a single county may be the...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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.,...
- Texas Section 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,...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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,...
- Texas Section 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,...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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,...
- Texas Section 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,...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
- Texas Section 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...
Last modified: September 28, 2016