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AN ACT
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relating to the procedures and practices of the Texas Juvenile |
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Justice Department regarding grievances submitted by department |
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employees and former department employees and to the eligibility of |
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a person to be appointed to the department's release review panel |
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and the authority of a panel member. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 242.004(c), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The department shall establish procedures and practices |
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governing: |
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(1) employment-related grievances submitted by |
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department employees; and |
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(2) grievances challenging disciplinary termination |
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of employment [disciplinary actions within the department, |
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including a procedure allowing a department employee to elect to |
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participate in an independent dismissal mediation if the employee |
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is recommended for dismissal]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 245.101(c), Human Resources Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The executive director shall determine the size of the |
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panel described by Subsection (b) and the length of the members' |
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terms of service on the panel. The panel must consist of an odd |
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number of members and the terms of the panel's members must last for |
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at least two years. The executive director shall adopt policies |
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that ensure the transparency, consistency, and objectivity of the |
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panel's composition, procedures, and decisions. The executive |
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director shall appoint persons to serve as members of the panel. A |
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person appointed to the panel must be a department employee [who |
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works at the department's central office]. A member of the panel |
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may not be involved in any determination under this chapter |
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[supervisory decisions] concerning a child [children] in the |
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custody of the department for whom that panel member has made a |
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supervisory decision. |
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SECTION 3. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall establish |
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the procedures and practices required by Section 242.004(c), Human |
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Resources Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4263 was passed by the House on May 8, |
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2025, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 4263 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4263 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |