Texas HB355 sets a 30-day deadline for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to accept custody of a person committed to the department and requires.

Texas HB355 amends the Family Code to mandate that the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department within 30 days of the judge signing the disposition order. If the department fails to accept custody within this period, it must compensate the county for the cost of detaining the person in a facility operated by or under contract with the county. The compensation must equal the amount that would have been incurred by the department to detain the person.

Texas HB355 sets a 30-day deadline for the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to accept custody of a person committed to the department and requires.

Texas HB355 amends the Family Code to mandate that the Texas Juvenile Justice Department must accept custody of a person committed to the department within 30 days of the judge signing the disposition order. If the department fails to accept custody within this period, it must compensate the county for the cost of detaining the person in a facility operated by or under contract with the county. The compensation must equal the amount that would have been incurred by the department to detain the person.