Texas Human Resources Code
§ 152.1073 — HARRIS COUNTY BOARD OF RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS
HR § 152.1073Title 10. JUVENILE BOARDS, JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENTS, AND FAMILY SERVICES OFFICES · Part B. JUVENILE BOARDS AND FAMILY SERVICES OFFICES · Ch. 152. JUVENILE BOARDS · Art. D. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC COUNTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Board" means the Harris County Board of Resources for Children and Adults.
(2)"Director" means the highest administrative officer who is responsible to the board.
(3)"Institution" means an institution for the care and protection of children who have been abandoned or abused, or are for any other reason in need of protective services. The term does not include a detention facility for delinquent children or children in need of supervision or a facility primarily for children with severe psychological or other medical conditions.
(b)The board has the powers and duties of a child welfare board created under Section 264.005, Family Code.
(c)The board may, with the approval of the commissioners court, assume jurisdiction, management, and control over a county owned institution. If the board assumes control and management of an institution, the board shall perform the functions in relation to the institutions that the juvenile board and chief probation officer of Harris County formerly performed.
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 60 (H.B. 1763), Sec. 2, eff. May 11, 2007. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 2091), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 2091), Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 2091), Sec. 3, eff. June 7, 2021.