Tex. Fam. Code § 53.011 · Chapter 53. PROCEEDINGS PRIOR TO JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
SERVICES PROVIDED TO CERTAIN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section:
(1) "Community resource coordination group" has the meaning assigned by Section 547.0101, Government Code.
(2) "Local-level interagency staffing group" means a group established under the memorandum of understanding described by Subchapter D, Chapter 522, Government Code.
(b) On receipt of a referral under Section 53.01(b-1), a community resource coordination group, a local-level interagency staffing group, or another community juvenile services provider shall evaluate the child's case and make recommendations to the juvenile probation department for appropriate services for the child and the child's family.
(c) The probation officer shall create and coordinate a service plan or system of care for the child or the child's family that incorporates the service recommendations for the child or the child's family provided to the juvenile probation department under Subsection (b). The child and the child's parent, guardian, or custodian must consent to the services with knowledge that consent is voluntary.
(d) For a child who receives a service plan or system of care under this section, the probation officer may hold the child's case open for not more than three months to monitor adherence to the service plan or system of care. The probation officer may adjust the service plan or system of care as necessary during the monitoring period. The probation officer may refer the child to the prosecuting attorney if the child fails to successfully participate in required services during that period.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 698 (H.B. 1204), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 2.05, eff. April 1, 2025.
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