Section 201.002 - Purposes and Interpretation This title shall be construed to have the following public purposes:
(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(2) creating a juvenile justice system that produces positive outcomes for youth, families, and communities by: (A) assuring accountability, quality, consistency, and transparency through effective monitoring and the use of systemwide performance measures;(B) promoting the use of program and service designs and interventions proven to be most effective in rehabilitating youth;(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;(D) operating the state facilities to effectively house and rehabilitate the youthful offenders that cannot be safely served in another setting; and(E) protecting and enhancing the cooperative agreements between state and local county governments.Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 201.002
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85, Sec. 1.002, eff. 9/1/2011.