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TX Hum Res Code § 161.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 11 - Aging, Community-Based, and Long-Term Care Services|Chapter 161 - Department of Aging and Disability Services|Subchapter G. Legislative Committee on Aging|Section 161.255. Report

Sec. 161.255.  REPORT.  (a)  The committee shall report to the standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives having jurisdiction of issues related to the needs of the aging population not later than November 15 of each even-numbered year.(b)  The report must include:(1)  a summary of the hearings and studies conducted by the committee during the preceding year;(2)  a statement of findings based on the hearings and studies conducted by the committee; and(3)  recommendations, if any, for legislation.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Hum Res Code § 161.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 11 - Aging, Community-Based, and Long-Term Care Services|Chapter 161 - Department of Aging and Disability Services|Subchapter H. Certain Initiatives Relating to Aging|Section 161.301. Definition

Sec. 161.301.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "fund" means the Chris Kyker Endowment for Seniors Fund established under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Hum Res Code § 161.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 11 - Aging, Community-Based, and Long-Term Care Services|Chapter 161 - Department of Aging and Disability Services|Subchapter H. Certain Initiatives Relating to Aging|Section 161.302. Contract to Provide Outreach and Input Relating to Aging Population

Sec. 161.302.  CONTRACT TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND INPUT RELATING TO AGING POPULATION.  (a)  The executive commissioner may contract with an entity to:(1)  conduct local forums throughout this state to solicit input on and discuss policies regarding aging-related issues, including issues that are affected by the demographic and geographic diversity of the aging population in this state;(2)  provide analysis, education, and research services with respect to aging-related issues; and(3)  identify problems encountered by the aging population in this state and develop and recommend to the executive commissioner and the legislature solutions to those problems.(b)  If a contract entered into under this section includes a provision that allows a person performing duties under the contract on behalf of the entity to receive a per diem for days spent performing those duties and to be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in performing those duties, the per diem and reimbursement for travel expenses incurred must be paid at the same rate set in the General Appropriations Act for state employees.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Hum Res Code § 161.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 11 - Aging, Community-Based, and Long-Term Care Services|Chapter 161 - Department of Aging and Disability Services|Subchapter H. Certain Initiatives Relating to Aging|Section 161.303. Establishment and Administration of Fund

Sec. 161.303.  ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.  (a)  The Chris Kyker Endowment for Seniors Fund is a special fund outside the state treasury held by the comptroller.(b)  The comptroller shall deposit in the fund:(1)  money appropriated to the fund;(2)  grants, gifts, and donations from any other public or private source; and(3)  income and interest, including depository interest, as provided by Subsection (f).(c)  The comptroller shall administer and manage the assets of the fund in accordance with this section and the rules adopted by the executive commissioner under Section 161.304(c).  In managing the assets of the fund, the comptroller may acquire, exchange, sell, supervise, manage, or retain, through procedures and subject to restrictions the comptroller considers appropriate, any kind of investment that a prudent investor, exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution, would acquire or retain in light of the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the fund then prevailing, taking into consideration the investment of all the assets of the fund rather than a single investment.(d)  The expenses of managing fund investments shall be paid from the fund.(e)  On request, the comptroller shall fully disclose all details concerning the investments of the fund.(f)  Interest earned on the fund shall be credited to the fund.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Hum Res Code § 161.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 11 - Aging, Community-Based, and Long-Term Care Services|Chapter 161 - Department of Aging and Disability Services|Subchapter H. Certain Initiatives Relating to Aging|Section 161.304. Use of Fund

Sec. 161.304.  USE OF FUND.  (a)  The following may be used only to fund a contract entered into under Section 161.302:(1)  contributions to the fund described by Section 161.303(b)(2); and(2)  income and interest earned on money in the fund described by Section 161.303(b)(3).(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (a), money in the fund may not be used for any purpose.(c)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules regarding distribution of money in the fund in accordance with this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 318 (H.B. 610), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Hum Res Code § 161.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 11 - Aging, Community-Based, and Long-Term Care Services|Chapter 161 - Department of Aging and Disability Services|Subchapter I. Fall Prevention Awareness|Section 161.351. Legislative Findings

Sec. 161.351.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.  The legislature finds that:(1)  in 2008, 1.14 million older Texans were expected to sustain falls;(2)  the risk factors associated with falling increase with age;(3)  approximately 20 to 30 percent of older adults who fall suffer moderate to severe injuries, resulting in almost 80,000 hospitalizations annually and constituting 40 percent of all nursing facility placements;(4)  according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service, the total direct cost of all fall-related injuries in 2000 for people 65 years of age and older exceeded $19 billion nationwide; and(5)  research shows that a well-designed fall prevention program that includes risk factor assessments, a focused physical activity program, and improvement of the home environment can reduce the incidence of falls by 30 to 50 percent.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (H.B. 703), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2009.Redesignated from Human Resources Code, Section 161.151 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(39), eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.464, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Hum Res Code § 161.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 11 - Aging, Community-Based, and Long-Term Care Services|Chapter 161 - Department of Aging and Disability Services|Subchapter I. Fall Prevention Awareness|Section 161.352. Fall Prevention Awareness Week

Sec. 161.352.  FALL PREVENTION AWARENESS WEEK.  The week that begins on the first Sunday of each year that falls after the date of the autumnal equinox is declared "Fall Prevention Awareness Week."|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (H.B. 703), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2009.Redesignated from Human Resources Code, Section 161.152 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(39), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 161.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 11 - Aging, Community-Based, and Long-Term Care Services|Chapter 161 - Department of Aging and Disability Services|Subchapter I. Fall Prevention Awareness|Section 161.353. Fall Prevention Policy

Sec. 161.353.  FALL PREVENTION POLICY.  The department may develop recommendations to:(1)  raise public awareness about fall prevention;(2)  educate older adults and individuals who provide care to older adults about best practices to reduce the incidence and risk of falls among older adults;(3)  encourage state and local governments and the private sector to promote policies and programs that help reduce the incidence and risk of falls among older adults;(4)  encourage area agencies on aging to include fall prevention education in their services;(5)  develop a system for reporting falls to improve available information on falls; and(6)  incorporate fall prevention guidelines into state and local planning documents that affect housing, transportation, parks, recreational facilities, and other public facilities.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (H.B. 703), Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 2009.Redesignated from Human Resources Code, Section 161.153 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 27.001(39), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 201.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle A - Texas Juvenile Justice Board and Texas Juvenile Justice Department|Chapter 201 - General Provisions|Section 201.001. Definitions

Sec. 201.001.  DEFINITIONS.  (a)  In this title:(1)  "Board" means the Texas Juvenile Justice Board.(2)  "Child" means an individual:(A)  10 years of age or older and younger than 18 years of age who is under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court; or(B)  10 years of age or older and younger than 19 years of age who is committed to the department under Title 3, Family Code.(3)  "Court" means a juvenile court.(4)  "Department" means the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.(5)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.(6)  "Juvenile board" means a body established by law to provide juvenile probation services to a county.(7)  "State aid" means funds allocated by the department to a juvenile board to financially assist the juvenile board in achieving the purposes of this title and in conforming to the department's standards and policies.(a-1)  Expired.(a-2)  Expired.(b)  Effective December 1, 2011, a reference in other law to:(1)  the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission means the department; or(2)  the Texas Youth Commission means the department.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 201.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle A - Texas Juvenile Justice Board and Texas Juvenile Justice Department|Chapter 201 - General Provisions|Section 201.002. Purposes and Interpretation

Sec. 201.002.  PURPOSES AND INTERPRETATION.  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.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 201.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle A - Texas Juvenile Justice Board and Texas Juvenile Justice Department|Chapter 201 - General Provisions|Section 201.003. Goals

Sec. 201.003.  GOALS.  The goals of the department and all programs, facilities, and services that are operated, regulated, or funded by the department are to:(1)  support the development of a consistent county-based continuum of effective interventions, supports, and services for youth and families that reduce the need for out-of-home placement;(2)  increase reliance on alternatives to placement and commitment to secure state facilities, consistent with adequately addressing a youthful offender's treatment needs and protection of the public;(3)  locate the facilities as geographically close as possible to necessary workforce and other services while supporting the youths' connection to their families;(4)  encourage regional cooperation that enhances county collaboration;(5)  enhance the continuity of care throughout the juvenile justice system; and(6)  use secure facilities of a size that supports effective youth rehabilitation and public safety.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 201.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle A - Texas Juvenile Justice Board and Texas Juvenile Justice Department|Chapter 201 - General Provisions|Section 201.004. Interagency and Intergovernmental Cooperation

Sec. 201.004.  INTERAGENCY AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION.  (a)  To improve services to youth, the department may cooperate and contract with:(1)  the federal government;(2)  governmental agencies in this state and other states;(3)  political subdivisions of the state; and(4)  private agencies and foundations.(b)  The executive director, the commissioner of education, the commissioner of family and protective services, the commissioner of state health services, the executive commissioner of health and human services, and the chair of the workforce commission, or their designees, shall meet at least annually to:(1)  discuss mutual issues relating to at-risk youth and youthful offenders, and community support systems for families and youth;(2)  resolve conflicts in providing services to youth; and(3)  make recommendations to the governor and legislature.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 202.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle A - Texas Juvenile Justice Board and Texas Juvenile Justice Department|Chapter 202 - Administrative Provisions|Section 202.001. Composition of Board; Presiding Officer

Sec. 202.001.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD; PRESIDING OFFICER.  (a)  The board is composed of the following 13 members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate:(1)  one member who is a district court judge of a court designated as a juvenile court;(2)  three members who are members of a county commissioners court;(3)  one prosecutor in juvenile court;(4)  one chief juvenile probation officer of a juvenile probation department serving a county with a population that includes fewer than 7,500 persons younger than 18 years of age;(5)  one chief juvenile probation officer of a juvenile probation department serving a county with a population that includes at least 7,500 but fewer than 80,000 persons younger than 18 years of age;(6)  one chief juvenile probation officer of a juvenile probation department serving a county with a population that includes 80,000 or more persons younger than 18 years of age;(7)  one adolescent mental health treatment professional licensed under Subtitle B or I, Title 3, Occupations Code;(8)  one educator, as that term is defined by Section 5.001, Education Code; and(9)  three members of the general public.(b)  Members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of four or five members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.(c)  The governor shall designate a member of the board as the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.(d)  The governor shall make appointments to the board without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.(e)  A member appointed under Subsections (a)(1)-(6) may not hold office in the same county or judicial district as another member appointed under those subsections.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 202.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle A - Texas Juvenile Justice Board and Texas Juvenile Justice Department|Chapter 202 - Administrative Provisions|Section 202.002. Restrictions on Board Membership and Department Employment

Sec. 202.002.  RESTRICTIONS ON BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT.  (a)  A person may not be a public member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:(1)  is employed in the field of criminal or juvenile justice;(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the department;(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the department; or(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the department, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.(b)  A person may not be a board member and may not be a department employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:(1)  the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of criminal or juvenile justice; or(2)  the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of criminal or juvenile justice.(c)  A person may not be a board member or act as the general counsel to the board or the department if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the department.(d)  In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 202.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle A - Texas Juvenile Justice Board and Texas Juvenile Justice Department|Chapter 202 - Administrative Provisions|Section 202.003. Provisions Applicable to Judicial Members

Sec. 202.003.  PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO JUDICIAL MEMBERS.  (a)  A judge's place on the board becomes vacant when the judge ceases to hold a judicial office.(b)  A judge's service on the board is an additional duty of office.(c)  At the time of appointment to the board, a judge must be a judge of:(1)  a court designated as a juvenile court; or(2)  a court that is one of several courts that rotate being the juvenile court.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 202.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle A - Texas Juvenile Justice Board and Texas Juvenile Justice Department|Chapter 202 - Administrative Provisions|Section 202.004. Removal of Board Members

Sec. 202.004.  REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:(1)  does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 202.001 and 202.003;(2)  does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Sections 202.001 and 202.003;(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 202.002;(4)  cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term; or(5)  is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.(b)  The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.(c)  If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground.  The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.  If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 202.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle A - Texas Juvenile Justice Board and Texas Juvenile Justice Department|Chapter 202 - Administrative Provisions|Section 202.005. Board Member Recusal

Sec. 202.005.  BOARD MEMBER RECUSAL.  (a)  A chief juvenile probation officer who is a board member shall avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest by not voting or participating in any decision by the board that solely benefits or penalizes or otherwise solely impacts the juvenile probation department over which the chief juvenile probation officer has authority.  The chief juvenile probation officer may not vote or render any decisions regarding matters of abuse and neglect presented to the board regarding the chief juvenile probation officer's department.(b)  The board may adopt recusal requirements in addition to those described by Subsection (a), including requirements that are more restrictive than those described by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 202.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle A - Texas Juvenile Justice Board and Texas Juvenile Justice Department|Chapter 202 - Administrative Provisions|Section 202.006. Training for Board Members

Sec. 202.006.  TRAINING FOR BOARD MEMBERS.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the legislation that created the department;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the department;(3)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the department;(4)  the requirements of laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and conflicts of interest; and(5)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the department or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.|