Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 37. PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS |
PART 11. TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT |
CHAPTER 342. STANDARDS FOR HOUSING NON-TEXAS JUVENILES IN TEXAS DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES |
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