Texas § HS.554.001 - ADMISSION OF CERTAIN JUVENILES
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§ HS.554.001. ADMISSION OF CERTAIN JUVENILES
ADMISSION OF CERTAIN JUVENILES. (a) The department shall designate state facilities for use as residential treatment facilities for emotionally disturbed juveniles who: (1) have been admitted under Subtitle C to a facility of the department; or (2) are under the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and have been admitted under Subtitle C to a state facility designated by the department under this section. (b) An emotionally disturbed juvenile who has been found to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision under Title 3, Family Code, may not be admitted to the Waco Center for Youth. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 8.077, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 427 (S.B. 957 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 367 (H.B. 109 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.
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