Texas HB 4263: Relating to the procedures and practices of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department regarding grievances submitted by department employees and former department employees and to the eligibility of a person to be appointed to the department's release review panel and the authority of a panel member.

Bill Text

H.B.ANo.A4263
AN ACT
relating to the procedures and practices of the Texas Juvenile
Justice Department regarding grievances submitted by department
employees and former department employees and to the eligibility of
a person to be appointed to the department’s release review panel
and the authority of a panel member.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTIONA1.AASection 242.004(c), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c)AAThe department shall establish procedures and practices
governing:
(1)AAemployment-related grievances submitted by
department employees; and
(2)AAgrievances challenging disciplinary termination
of employmentA[disciplinary actions within the department,
including a procedure allowing a department employee to elect to
participate in an independent dismissal mediation if the employee
is recommended for dismissal].
SECTIONA2.AASection 245.101(c), Human Resources Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(c)AAThe executive director shall determine the size of the
panel described by Subsection (b) and the length of the members’
terms of service on the panel. The panel must consist of an odd
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
that ensure the transparency, consistency, and objectivity of the
panel’s composition, procedures, and decisions. The executive
director shall appoint persons to serve as members of the panel. A
person appointed to the panel must be a department employee [who
works at the department’s central office]. A member of the panel
may not be involved in any determination under this chapter
[supervisory decisions] concerning a child [children] in the
custody of the department for whom that panel member has made a
supervisory decision.
SECTIONA3.AAAs soon as practicable after the effective date
of this Act, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall establish
the procedures and practices required by Section 242.004(c), Human
Resources Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTIONA4.AAThis Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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______________________________ ______________________________
AAAAPresident of the Senate Speaker of the HouseAAAAAA
I certify that H.B. No. 4263 was passed by the House on May 8,
2025, by the following vote:AAYeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
No. 4263 on May 28, 2025, by the following vote:AAYeas 136, Nays 0,
1 present, not voting.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the HouseAAA
I certify that H.B. No. 4263 was passed by the Senate, with
amendments, on May 23, 2025, by the following vote:AAYeas 31, Nays
0.
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Secretary of the SenateAAA
APPROVED: __________________
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGovernorAAAAAAA
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