Texas § HR.261.151 - ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § HR.261.151 — ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ HR.261.151. ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES
ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. (a) The independent ombudsman has access to the department's records relating to the children committed to the department. (b) The Department of Public Safety shall allow the independent ombudsman access to the juvenile justice information system established under Subchapter B , Chapter 58 , Family Code. (c) A local law enforcement agency shall allow the independent ombudsman access to its records relating to any child in the care or custody of the department or any child adjudicated for conduct that constitutes an offense and placed in a facility operated by or contracted with a juvenile probation department or juvenile board. Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 64 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653 ), Sec. 1.010, eff. September 1, 2011. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727 ), Sec. 53, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section HR.261.151 ("ACCESS TO INFORMATION OF GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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