Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 261.106 · Subchapter C. DUTIES AND POWERS
RISK-BASED INSPECTIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The office shall adopt a policy prioritizing the inspection of facilities conducted under Section 261.101(f) and of department parole offices based on the relative risk level of each entity.
(b) The policy under Subsection (a) must require the office to use the risk assessment tools established under Section 261.105 to determine how frequently and intensively the office conducts risk-based inspections.
(c) The policy under Subsection (a) may provide for the office to use alternative inspection methods for entities determined to be low risk, including the following methods:
(1) desk audits of key documentation;
(2) abbreviated inspection procedures;
(3) videoconference technology; and
(4) other methods that are an alternative to conducting an in-person inspection.
(d) On request by the office, the department, a juvenile probation department, or a private facility under the office's jurisdiction shall provide information on a routine basis, as determined by the office, to assist the office in implementing a risk-based inspection schedule.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2023.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.261.htm
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