Tex. Human Resources Code § 243.005
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 243.005, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 243.005. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY COMMITTING COURT.
Official statutory text
In addition to the information provided under Section 243.004, a court that commits a child to the department shall provide the department with a copy of the following documents:
(1) the petition and the adjudication and disposition orders for the child, including the child's thumbprint;
(2) if the commitment is a result of revocation of probation, a copy of the conditions of probation and the revocation order;
(3) the social history report for the child;
(4) any psychological or psychiatric reports concerning the child;
(5) the contact information sheet for the child's parents or guardian;
(6) any law enforcement incident reports concerning the offense for which the child is committed;
(7) any sex offender registration information concerning the child;
(8) any juvenile probation department progress reports concerning the child;
(9) any assessment documents concerning the child;
(10) the computerized referral and case history for the child, including case disposition;
(11) the child's birth certificate;
(12) the child's social security number or social security card, if available;
(13) the name, address, and telephone number of the court administrator in the committing county;
(14) Title IV-E eligibility screening information for the child, if available;
(15) the address in the committing county for forwarding funds collected to which the committing county is entitled;
(16) any of the child's school or immunization records that the committing county possesses;
(17) any victim information concerning the case for which the child is committed;
(18) any of the child's pertinent medical records that the committing court possesses;
(19) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department standard assessment tool results for the child;
(20) the Department of Public Safety CR-43J form or tracking incident number concerning the child; and
(21) documentation that the committing court has required the child to provide a DNA sample to the Department of Public Safety.
(1) the petition and the adjudication and disposition orders for the child, including the child's thumbprint;
(2) if the commitment is a result of revocation of probation, a copy of the conditions of probation and the revocation order;
(3) the social history report for the child;
(4) any psychological or psychiatric reports concerning the child;
(5) the contact information sheet for the child's parents or guardian;
(6) any law enforcement incident reports concerning the offense for which the child is committed;
(7) any sex offender registration information concerning the child;
(8) any juvenile probation department progress reports concerning the child;
(9) any assessment documents concerning the child;
(10) the computerized referral and case history for the child, including case disposition;
(11) the child's birth certificate;
(12) the child's social security number or social security card, if available;
(13) the name, address, and telephone number of the court administrator in the committing county;
(14) Title IV-E eligibility screening information for the child, if available;
(15) the address in the committing county for forwarding funds collected to which the committing county is entitled;
(16) any of the child's school or immunization records that the committing county possesses;
(17) any victim information concerning the case for which the child is committed;
(18) any of the child's pertinent medical records that the committing court possesses;
(19) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department standard assessment tool results for the child;
(20) the Department of Public Safety CR-43J form or tracking incident number concerning the child; and
(21) documentation that the committing court has required the child to provide a DNA sample to the Department of Public Safety.
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