{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-201.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 201.002","heading":"PURPOSES AND INTERPRETATION.","body":"This title shall be construed to have the following public purposes:\n(1) creating a unified state juvenile justice agency that works in partnership with local county governments, the courts, and communities to promote public safety by providing a full continuum of effective supports and services to youth from initial contact through termination of supervision; and\n(2) creating a juvenile justice system that produces positive outcomes for youth, families, and communities by:\n(A) assuring accountability, quality, consistency, and transparency through effective monitoring and the use of systemwide performance measures;\n(B) promoting the use of program and service designs and interventions proven to be most effective in rehabilitating youth;\n(C) prioritizing the use of community-based or family-based programs and services for youth over the placement or commitment of youth to a secure facility;\n(D) operating the state facilities to effectively house and rehabilitate the youthful offenders that cannot be safely served in another setting; and\n(E) protecting and enhancing the cooperative agreements between state and local county governments.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 12. JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES AND FACILITIES","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD AND TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT","CHAPTER 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.201.htm#201.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"a29961eda34e9876087f0d2c8c2eedf89e8253c89aa8118285a4638bcf89e1e4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-201.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-201.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}