Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 37	PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11	TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 343	SECURE JUVENILE PRE-ADJUDICATION DETENTION AND POST-ADJUDICATION CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER D	SECURE POST-ADJUDICATION CORRECTIONAL FACILITY STANDARDS
RULE §343.628	Facility-Wide Ratio

(a) The facility-wide juvenile supervision officer-to-resident ratio shall not be less than:

(1) one juvenile supervision officer to every eight residents during program hours; and

(2) one juvenile supervision officer to:

(A) every 20 residents during non-program hours if the post-adjudication facility is not located in the same building as a pre-adjudication facility; or

(B) every 18 residents during non-program hours if the post-adjudication facility is located in the same building as a pre-adjudication facility.

(b) For a juvenile supervision officer to count in the facility-wide ratio, the officer shall be present on the facility premises at all times.

Source Note: The provisions of this §343.628 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095; amended to be effective January 1, 2015, 39 TexReg 9243