Tex. Human Resources Code Section 261.002
Establishment; Purpose

The office of independent ombudsman is a state agency established for the purpose of investigating, evaluating, and securing the rights of children:

(1)

committed to the department, including a child released under supervision before final discharge; and

(2)

adjudicated for conduct that constitutes an offense and placed in a facility operated by or contracted with a juvenile probation department or juvenile board.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Chapter 64 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.010, eff. September 1, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 261.002 — Establishment; Purpose, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.­261.­htm#261.­002 (accessed May 18, 2024).

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