Tex. Human Resources Code § 245.054
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 245.054, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 245.054. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO COURT BEFORE RELEASE.
Official statutory text
(a) In addition to providing the court with notice of release of a child under Section 245.051(b), as soon as possible but not later than the 30th day before the date the department releases the child, the department shall provide the court that committed the child to the department:
(1) a copy of the child's reentry and reintegration plan developed under Section 245.0535; and
(2) a report concerning the progress the child has made while committed to the department.
(b) If, on release, the department places a child in a county other than the county served by the court that committed the child to the department, the department shall provide the information described by Subsection (a) to both the committing court and the juvenile court in the county where the child is placed after release.
(c) If, on release, a child's residence is located in another state, the department shall provide the information described by Subsection (a) to both the committing court and a juvenile court of the other state that has jurisdiction over the area in which the child's residence is located.
(1) a copy of the child's reentry and reintegration plan developed under Section 245.0535; and
(2) a report concerning the progress the child has made while committed to the department.
(b) If, on release, the department places a child in a county other than the county served by the court that committed the child to the department, the department shall provide the information described by Subsection (a) to both the committing court and the juvenile court in the county where the child is placed after release.
(c) If, on release, a child's residence is located in another state, the department shall provide the information described by Subsection (a) to both the committing court and a juvenile court of the other state that has jurisdiction over the area in which the child's residence is located.
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