Tex. Human Resources Code § 201.002
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 201.002, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 201.002. PURPOSES AND INTERPRETATION.
Official statutory text
This title shall be construed to have the following public purposes:
(1) creating a unified state juvenile justice agency that works in partnership with local county governments, the courts, and communities to promote public safety by providing a full continuum of effective supports and services to youth from initial contact through termination of supervision; and
(2) creating a juvenile justice system that produces positive outcomes for youth, families, and communities by:
(A) assuring accountability, quality, consistency, and transparency through effective monitoring and the use of systemwide performance measures;
(B) promoting the use of program and service designs and interventions proven to be most effective in rehabilitating youth;
(C) prioritizing the use of community-based or family-based programs and services for youth over the placement or commitment of youth to a secure facility;
(D) operating the state facilities to effectively house and rehabilitate the youthful offenders that cannot be safely served in another setting; and
(E) protecting and enhancing the cooperative agreements between state and local county governments.
(1) creating a unified state juvenile justice agency that works in partnership with local county governments, the courts, and communities to promote public safety by providing a full continuum of effective supports and services to youth from initial contact through termination of supervision; and
(2) creating a juvenile justice system that produces positive outcomes for youth, families, and communities by:
(A) assuring accountability, quality, consistency, and transparency through effective monitoring and the use of systemwide performance measures;
(B) promoting the use of program and service designs and interventions proven to be most effective in rehabilitating youth;
(C) prioritizing the use of community-based or family-based programs and services for youth over the placement or commitment of youth to a secure facility;
(D) operating the state facilities to effectively house and rehabilitate the youthful offenders that cannot be safely served in another setting; and
(E) protecting and enhancing the cooperative agreements between state and local county governments.
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