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TITLE 37PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 11TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 351STANDARDS FOR SHORT-TERM DETENTION FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER BSHORT-TERM DETENTION FACILITY STANDARDS
RULE §351.2Administration and Management

(a) Policies and Procedures. The juvenile board shall approve policies and procedures for the facility or approve the policies and procedures of a private provider operating a facility within its county under contract with the Juvenile Board and/or the County.

(b) Certification and Registration. The juvenile board's current facility certification and the Commission's registration shall be posted within the facility in a public area.

(c) Facility Administrator.

  (1) There shall be a single facility administrator on-site that is designated to oversee the daily operations of the facility.

  (2) The person designated as the facility administrator may be the county or judicial district's chief administrative officer.

  (3) A short-term detention officer shall be designated to be in charge during the facility administrator's absence.

(d) Duties of Facility Administrator. The duties of the facility administrator shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:

  (1) reviewing the facility's policy and procedure manual on an annual basis and maintaining documentation of this review; and

  (2) maintaining personnel records for each employee which shall include:

    (A) proof of age;

    (B) documentation of criminal background checks under §351.30(b)(4) of this chapter and Chapter 344, Subchapter C of this title;

    (C) the application for employment;

    (D) performance evaluations;

    (E) training records; and

    (F) documentation of promotion, demotion, termination and other personnel actions.


Source Note: The provisions of this §351.2 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 2953; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7081

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