Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB4816 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R15010 KFF-F
2	2	By: Herrero H.B. No. 4816
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the juvenile board of Nueces County.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 152.1841, Human Resources Code, is
10	10	amended by amending Subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) and
11	11	adding Subsections (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), and (o) to
12	12	read as follows:
13	13	(c) At the first meeting in January of each odd-numbered
14	14	year, the juvenile board shall elect a presiding officer from among
15	15	the board's members. The presiding officer serves a two-year term
16	16	[The commissioners court shall provide the juvenile probation
17	17	officers with:
18	18	[(1) automobiles and their maintenance and operating
19	19	expenses for use in official duties; or
20	20	[(2) an automobile allowance for the use of a personal
21	21	automobile on official business in the amount determined to be
22	22	necessary by the commissioners court].
23	23	(d) The juvenile board shall hold regular monthly meetings
24	24	and may meet at the call of the presiding officer or on a written
25	25	request made to the presiding officer by at least three members. A
26	26	meeting of the board is subject to Chapter 551, Government Code.
27	27	The board shall keep accurate and complete minutes of the board's
28	28	meetings. The minutes are public records and are subject to Section
29	29	551.022, Government Code [may require a juvenile probation officer
30	30	or institution superintendent to obtain a surety or personal bond
31	31	conditioned on faithful performance of duty in an amount determined
32	32	by the board].
33	33	(e) The juvenile board shall appoint a person to serve as
34	34	the chief [may suspend or remove a] juvenile probation officer [or
35	35	an institution superintendent at any time for good cause]. The
36	36	chief juvenile probation officer serves at the will of the board.
37	37	The chief juvenile probation officer is the chief administrative
38	38	officer of the juvenile probation department and the director of
39	39	the county institutions under the jurisdiction of the board [, with
40	40	the approval of the board, may suspend or remove an assistant
41	41	probation officer for good cause after the assistant is notified
42	42	and afforded an opportunity to appear before the board].
43	43	(f) The chief juvenile probation officer shall annually
44	44	prepare under the juvenile board's direction a budget for the
45	45	juvenile probation department and the county institutions under the
46	46	jurisdiction of the board. On approval of the budget by the board,
47	47	the board shall submit the budget to the commissioners court for
48	48	final approval. The commissioners court shall provide necessary
49	49	funds to maintain and operate the juvenile probation department and
50	50	shall pay the salaries and expenses of employees in accordance with
51	51	the budget approved by the commissioners court.
52	52	(g) The juvenile board shall establish a general personnel
53	53	policy for the employees of the juvenile probation department and
54	54	the county institutions under the jurisdiction of the board. The
55	55	juvenile probation department or county institution, as
56	56	applicable, shall provide each new employee a copy of the personnel
57	57	policy. The personnel policy must:
58	58	(1) establish and maintain an employee classification
59	59	system that includes:
60	60	(A) an accurate statement of the duties of each
61	61	employment position;
62	62	(B) the qualifications for each position; and
63	63	(C) a compensation plan that ensures equal pay
64	64	for equal work; and
65	65	(2) include disciplinary and grievance procedures
66	66	that protect the rights of employees and the rights of the employer.
67	67	(h) The chief juvenile probation officer shall hire the
68	68	employees of the juvenile probation department and of the county
69	69	institutions under the jurisdiction of the juvenile board. Subject
70	70	to the general personnel policy established by the board under
71	71	Subsection (g), the chief juvenile probation officer may remove an
72	72	employee at any time.
73	73	(i) The chief juvenile probation officer shall prepare an
74	74	annual written report regarding the operation and efficiency of the
75	75	juvenile probation department and the county institutions under the
76	76	jurisdiction of the juvenile board and regarding the general
77	77	adequacy of the juvenile services provided by the county. The
78	78	report may include any recommendations for improvements that the
79	79	chief juvenile probation officer considers necessary. The chief
80	80	juvenile probation officer shall submit the report required by this
81	81	subsection to the board at the same time the chief juvenile
82	82	probation officer submits the budget to the board for approval
83	83	under Subsection (f).
84	84	(j) After receiving the report of the chief juvenile
85	85	probation officer under Subsection (i), the juvenile board shall,
86	86	except as provided by this subsection, make an annual written
87	87	report to the commissioners court regarding the operation and
88	88	efficiency of the juvenile probation department and the county
89	89	institutions under the jurisdiction of the board and regarding the
90	90	general adequacy of the juvenile services provided by the county.
91	91	The report may include any recommendations for improvements that
92	92	the board considers necessary. The board, in its discretion, may
93	93	submit the report prepared by the chief juvenile probation officer
94	94	in lieu of preparing the report required by this subsection. The
95	95	board shall submit the report required by this subsection or
96	96	forward the chief juvenile probation officer's report, as
97	97	applicable, to the commissioners court at the same time the board
98	98	submits the budget to the commissioners court for final approval
99	99	under Subsection (f).
100	100	(k) The juvenile board shall investigate the operations of
101	101	the juvenile probation department and the county institutions under
102	102	the jurisdiction of the board at the request of the juvenile court
103	103	judge or the commissioners court, or as the board determines is
104	104	necessary. The board shall prepare and submit a written report
105	105	regarding the investigation to the commissioners court.
106	106	(l) The juvenile board may conduct any special studies or
107	107	investigations the board considers necessary to improve the
108	108	operations of the juvenile probation department and the county
109	109	institutions under the jurisdiction of the board.
110	110	(m) Subject to the approval of the commissioners court, the
111	111	juvenile board may accept and hold in trust a grant or donation of
112	112	real property or money or other personal property to benefit the
113	113	county facilities under the jurisdiction of the board.
114	114	(n) Notwithstanding Section 152.0010(a), an advisory
115	115	council appointed by the juvenile board under that section shall
116	116	consist of the same number of members as the number of members
117	117	serving on the juvenile board. Each juvenile board member shall
118	118	appoint one advisory council member. If, on a majority vote, the
119	119	members of the juvenile board determine that a single juvenile
120	120	board member has not appointed an advisory council member in a
121	121	timely manner, a majority of the members of the juvenile board shall
122	122	appoint an advisory council member on that person's behalf.
123	123	(o) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006,
124	124	152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Nueces
125	125	County.
126	126	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.