Texas Administrative Code › Title 37 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS › Part 11 - TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 344 - EMPLOYMENT, CERTIFICATION, AND TRAINING › Subchapter A - DEFINITIONS AND APPLICABILITY › Section 344.100 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
When used in this chapter, the following words and terms
					 have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise.
(1) Certification Exam--An
				  exam required by TJJD that is given to individuals hired as a juvenile
				  probation officer or juvenile supervision officer that tests the individual's
				  competency in certain topics.
(2)
				  Certification Period--The 24-month period that starts on the first day of the
				  month following the officer's birth month and ends on the last day of the
				  officer's birth month. The first certification period also includes the time
				  between the date of certification and the officer's next birth month. For
				  example: An officer's birth date is June 5. The officer receives initial
				  certification on August 10, 2018. The first certification period starts on
				  August 10, 2018, and ends on June 30, 2021. The second certification period
				  starts on July 1, 2021, and ends on June 30, 2023.
(3) Certified Officer (Officer)--A juvenile
				  probation officer, juvenile supervision officer, or community activities
				  officer who is currently certified by TJJD.
(4) Chief Administrative Officer--Regardless
				  of title, the person hired by a juvenile board who is responsible for the
				  oversight of the day-to-day operations of a single juvenile probation
				  department for a county or a multi-county judicial district.
(5) Community Activities Officer--Regardless
				  of title, an individual other than a juvenile probation officer or juvenile
				  supervision officer whose position may require supervising juveniles in a
				  non-secure setting within a juvenile justice program.
(6) Continuing Education--Courses, programs,
				  or organized learning experiences required to maintain certification and to
				  enhance personal or professional goals.
(7) Conviction--Any conviction or deferred
				  adjudication for criminal conduct. A conviction does not include a juvenile
				  adjudication.
(8) Direct,
				  Unsupervised Access--The ability to physically interact with juveniles in a
				  juvenile justice program or facility without the accompanying physical presence
				  of or constant visual monitoring by a certified officer or other authorized
				  employee of the program or facility. For purposes of this chapter, direct,
				  unsupervised access does not include interactions that are incidental and
				  momentary.
(9) Facility
				  Administrator--An individual designated by the chief administrative officer or
				  governing board of a juvenile justice facility as the on-site program director
				  or superintendent of a juvenile justice facility.
(10) Grace Period--The one-month period
				  following the end of an officer's certification period.
(11) Juvenile Justice Facility
				  ("facility")--A facility that serves juveniles under juvenile court
				  jurisdiction and that is operated solely or partly by or under the authority of
				  the governing board or juvenile board or by a private vendor under a contract
				  with the governing board, juvenile board, or governmental unit. The term
				  includes:
(A) a public or private juvenile
				  pre-adjudication secure detention facility, including a short-term detention
				  facility (i.e., holdover), required to be certified in accordance with Texas
				  Family Code §
											51.12;
(B) a public or private juvenile
				  post-adjudication secure correctional facility required to be certified in
				  accordance with Texas Family Code §
											51.125;
				  and
(C) a public or private
				  non-secure correctional facility required to be certified in accordance with
				  Texas Family Code §
											51.126.