DIVERSION AND DETENTION POLICY FOR CERTAIN JUVENILES.
Tex. HUM. RES Code § 152.00145.
in effect(a) In this section, "general residential operation" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.002 .
(b) A juvenile board shall establish policies that prioritize:
(1) the diversion from referral to a prosecuting attorney under Chapter 53 , Family Code, of children who are:
(A) younger than 12 years of age; or
(B) residing in a general residential operation, particularly children alleged to have engaged in conduct constituting a misdemeanor involving violence to a person; and
(2) the limitation of detention, to circumstances of last resort, of children who are:
(A) younger than 12 years of age; or
(B) residing in a general residential operation.
(c) To monitor the success of policies implemented under Subsection (b) for children who reside in general residential operations, a juvenile board shall track:
(1) the number of children referred to the board who reside in a general residential operation;
(2) the number of children described by Subdivision (1) who receive deferred prosecution or are referred to the juvenile probation department; and
(3) the general residential operation where a child described by Subdivision (1) resides.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 698 (H.B. 1204 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.