| (a) The following duties and responsibilities may be
performed only by certified juvenile probation officers, except as
allowed by subsection (b) of this section:
(1) recommending a disposition in formal court proceedings;
(2) providing final approval of written social history
reports;
(3) acting as the primary supervising officer for court-ordered
and deferred prosecution cases;
(4) acting as the primary supervising officer in a
collaborative supervision agreement under Family Code §51.075;
(5) developing and implementing case plans in accordance
with Subchapter E of this chapter;
(6) conducting intake interviews and preliminary investigations
and making release decisions under Family Code §53.01 unless
another staff member is designated to do so by the juvenile board;
(7) taking a child into custody as authorized by Family
Code §§52.01(a)(4), 52.01(a)(6), or 52.015;
(8) serving as the designated inter-county transfer
officer and performing the duties required by Family Code §51.072;
(9) referring a child to a local mental health or mental
retardation authority as required by Family Code §54.0408; and
(10) providing to the juvenile and to the juvenile's
parent, guardian, or custodian a written explanation of the process
of sealing juvenile records and a copy of Family Code Chapter 58,
Subchapter C-1.
(b) An individual hired as a juvenile probation officer
who is not yet certified as a juvenile probation officer may perform
the duties under subsection (a) of this section only if the individual
has:
(1) not exceeded the deadline for submitting a certification
application established by Chapter 344 of this title;
(2) completed a minimum of 40 hours of training, which
must include the mandatory exam topics required in Chapter 344 of
this title; and
(3) passed the certification exam for juvenile probation
officers.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §341.400 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 5433; amended to be effective February 1, 2018, 42 TexReg 5684; amended to be effective April 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 712 |
