Tex. Fam. Code § 54.021 · Chapter 54. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
SERVICES PROVIDED TO CHILD IN DETENTION FACILITY PENDING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A child ordered to be detained in a juvenile detention facility under Section 54.02(h) shall, to the extent practicable, be provided education, programming, and other services consistent with the minimum standards adopted by the Texas Juvenile Justice Board for juvenile detention facilities under Section 221.002, Human Resources Code.
(b) The facility administrator, or the administrator's designee, of a juvenile detention facility shall:
(1) not later than the 21st day after the date on which a child is ordered to be detained in a juvenile detention facility under Section 54.02(h):
(A) complete an initial assessment of the child to evaluate the needs of the child; and
(B) develop a written plan to ensure the child has an opportunity to make progress on identified rehabilitation goals pending trial; and
(2) at least once every 90 days after the date on which the facility administrator or designee develops the written plan described by Subdivision (1), prepare a status report that documents:
(A) the education, programming, and other services provided to the child;
(B) behavioral compliance or incidents, if any;
(C) any measurable progress on identified rehabilitation goals during the preceding 90 days of detention; and
(D) any comments, observations, or recommendations related to the child's educational or rehabilitative needs.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 456 (H.B. 5195), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/FA/htm/FA.54.htm
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