Texas HB 4263: Relating to developing a strategic plan to ensure the provision of prevention and early intervention services complies with federal law.

Bill Text

89(R) HB 4263 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.B. No. 4263

  

  

  

  

 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:

  

        SECTION 1.  Section 242.004(c), Human Resources Code, is 

  

 amended to read as follows:

  

        (c)  The department shall establish procedures and practices 

  

 governing:

  

              (1)  employment-related grievances submitted by 

  

 department employees; and

  

              (2)  grievances challenging disciplinary termination 

  

 of employment [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].

  

        SECTION 2.  Section 245.101(c), Human Resources Code, is 

  

 amended to read as follows:

  

        (c)  The 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 

  

 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.

  

        SECTION 3.  As 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.

  

        SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

  

  

  
 ______________________________
 ______________________________

  
    President of the Senate
 Speaker of the House     

  

  

   

        I certify that H.B. No. 4263 was passed by the House on May 8, 

   

 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 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:  Yeas 136, Nays 0, 

   

 1 present, not voting.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House   

  

   

        I certify that H.B. No. 4263 was passed by the Senate, with 

   

 amendments, on May 23, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 

   

 0.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Secretary of the Senate   

   

 APPROVED: __________________

   

                 Date       

   

  

   

          __________________

   

               Governor