Tex. Codes » Human Resources Code · TITLE 10. JUVENILE BOARDS, JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENTS, AND FAMILY SERVICES OFFICES · SUBTITLE B. JUVENILE BOARDS AND FAMILY SERVICES OFFICES · CHAPTER 152. JUVENILE BOARDS
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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 152.0007 (2026)

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Sec. 152.0007. DUTIES. (a) The juvenile board shall:

(1) establish a juvenile probation department and employ a chief probation officer who meets the standards set by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and

(2) adopt a budget and establish policies, including financial policies, for juvenile services within the jurisdiction of the board.

(b) The board may establish guidelines for the initial assessment of a child by the juvenile probation department. The guidelines shall provide a means for assessing a child's mental health status, family background, and level of education. The guidelines shall assist the probation department in determining whether a comprehensive psychological evaluation of the child should be conducted. The board shall require that probation department personnel use assessment information compiled by the child's school, if the information is available, before conducting a comprehensive psychological evaluation of the child. The board may adopt all or part of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department's minimum standards for assessment under Section 221.002 in complying with this subsection.

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 352, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 262, Sec. 73, eff. Jan. 1, 1996; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1297, Sec. 64, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 3.016, eff. September 1, 2011.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 734 (H.B. 1549), Sec. 126, eff. September 1, 2015.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2025 · leading case: El Paso Cnty. v. Solorzano, 351 S.W.3d 577 (Tex. App. 2011).
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El Paso Cnty. v. Solorzano, 351 S.W.3d 577 (Tex. App. 2011). “Tex.Hum.Res.Code Ann. § 152.0007(a)(West Supp.”
El Paso Cnty. Juv. Bd. v. Dolores Aguilar, 387 S.W.3d 795 (Tex. App. 2012). “Tex. Hum.Res.Code Ann. § 152.0007 (West 2001).”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0502 (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2025). “A juvenile board is authorized by statute to establish a juvenile probation department, TEX. HUM. RES. CODE § 152.0007(a)(1), and may employ personnel with advice and consent of the commissioners court, id.”
Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 152.0007(a): 1 case
El Paso Cnty. v. Solorzano, 351 S.W.3d 577 (Tex. App. 2011). “Tex.Hum.Res.Code Ann. § 152.0007(a)(West Supp.”
Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 152.0007(a)(1): 1 case
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0502 (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2025). “A juvenile board is authorized by statute to establish a juvenile probation department, TEX. HUM. RES. CODE § 152.0007(a)(1), and may employ personnel with advice and consent of the commissioners court, id.”
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