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Texas Human Resources Code § 201.001

Definitions

General Provisions

(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.

Official text of the Texas Human Resources Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.