Establishes the Office of Youth Health and Safety to improve the juvenile justice system in Texas.

The bill creates the Office of Youth Health and Safety within the Health and Human Services Commission. The office aims to promote trauma-responsive and culturally informed services for children in the juvenile justice system. It will develop a plan to end commitments to post-adjudication secure correctional facilities, reduce the juvenile population in these facilities, establish alternative services, and end racial and disability disparities. The plan must be submitted to the governor and legislature by January 1, 2027.

Establishes the Office of Youth Health and Safety to improve the juvenile justice system in Texas.

The bill creates the Office of Youth Health and Safety within the Health and Human Services Commission. The office aims to promote trauma-responsive and culturally informed services for children in the juvenile justice system. It will develop a plan to end commitments to post-adjudication secure correctional facilities, reduce the juvenile population in these facilities, establish alternative services, and end racial and disability disparities. The plan must be submitted to the governor and legislature by January 1, 2027.