SECTION 342.3. Contracts with Other States for Housing Non-Texas Juvenile Inmates


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  • The authorizing governmental unit must ensure that there is a written and fully executed annual contract with each out-of-state entity that sends juveniles to the Texas facility. At a minimum, the contract must:

    (1) require that all juveniles confined pursuant to the contract be released within the jurisdiction of the sending entity;

    (2) require the out-of-state entity to provide the following information before transferring the juvenile:

    (A) the juvenile's record of institutional violence, escape, attempted escape, suicidal and self-harming behaviors, and sexually aggressive behaviors;

    (B) all appropriate medical information of the juvenile, including certification for tuberculosis screening or treatment;

    (C) all appropriate and available mental health information for the juvenile; and

    (D) all appropriate and available education information for the juvenile.

Source Note: The provisions of this §342.3 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 2941; amended to be effective April 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 2126