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(C) executive director or designee;
(D) the youth's family; and
(E) the youth rights administrator.
(2) The agency will cooperate fully with any external in-
vestigation and conducts an internal investigation into the circum-
stances of the death. The investigation will be conducted in accor-
dance with alleged mistreatment policy.
(3) An autopsy will sought by TYC staff who work with
the medical examiner and the family as needed to arrange an autopsy;
(4) The youth's family is responsibility for burial arrange-
ments. If the family is unable or unwilling to assume such responsi-
bility, TYC will ensure an appropriate burial.
(d) On the death of a youth residing in a home placement,
the following actions will be taken.
(1) TYC staff must be immediately notified.
(2) An investigation by TYC will generally not be con-
ducted unless the youth was under the supervision of a TYC residen-
tial program staff or contract staff at the time of death.
99.59. Transportation of Youth.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this policy is establish a system
whereby TYC staff transport youth among assigned placements.
(b) The statewide transportation unit, area transportation
unit, and individual program staff may transport or coordinate the
transportation of Texas Youth Commission (TYC) youth among its
facilities and community corrections programs.
(c) The statewide transportation unit will provide transporta-
tion primarily between programs involving an institution. The unit
may provide courtesy transportation and may assist in coordinating
transportation of youth between TYC programs not involving an in-
stitution, including interstate compact movements, and some new
commitments.
(d) Counties are responsible for transporting all new commit-
ments to a TYC assessment unit and for providing all transportation
necessary to meet requirements of a bench warrant.
(e) Use or possession of chemical agents is prohibited during
transportation.
(f) Mechanical restraints will be used when youth are being
transported by the transportation unit and by others when transport-
ing youth to a placement of greater restriction than their current pro-
gram. Mechanical restraints may be used during transportation by
others when circumstances create a risk of escape or harm. All use
of mechanical restraint during transportation shall be accordance with
(GAP) 97.23 of this title (relating to Use of Force).
99.67. Court Ordered Child Support.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to establish a
system whereby TYC complies with the Texas Family Code, 54.06,
which specifies that the agency receives court ordered child support
payments for youth committed to the agency's care and deposits these
payments in the General Revenue Fund.
(b) Upon entry into TYC, youth's parents are informed where
to send child support if they have been court ordered to do so.(c) As part of the intake process, the Marlin Orientation and
Assessment Unit reviews commitment documentation for language
ordering child support payments. When this documentation exists,
the Marlin Orientation and Assessment Unit ensures that an entry
is made to the child care information system detailing the payment
amount and terms of rendition.
(d) The finance department maintains documentation of court
ordered child support payments and associated correspondence.
(e) The finance department notifies the family by letter to:
(1) begin payments and provides the address to which
payments are to be sent;
(2) render missed payments;
(3) end payments when the youth is discharged or paroled
to home.
(f) The committing court is notified by TYC when one
payment is past due. See ACC.17.05, Court Ordered Child Support
Payments, for procedures.
(g) The account is referred to the Child Support Division
of the Office of Attorney General when the account is 90 days
delinquent. See ACC.17.05, for procedures.
(h) If payments are received for youth certified Title IV-
E, those payments are immediately forwarded to the Office of the
Attorney General.
(i) The Office of the Attorney General is notified of certifi-
cation of the youth, new family contact information, discharge, or
return to home.
99.75. State Inscription.
All state vehicles shall bear the inscription as provided in Texas Civil
Statutes Art. 6701m-1, except vehicles normally used by personnel
who transport youth in the vehicle, who are on 24-hour emergency
call, or whose duties require regular and extended travel away from
their home base. The purposes to be served by not printing the
inscription on these vehicles are to avoid public identification of youth
as wards of the state, to facilitate the apprehension of runaways and
to minimize the possibility of personal injury and vandalism of State
property.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been re-
viewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's
authority to adopt.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on October 16, 1996.
TRD-9615171
Steve Robinson
Executive Director
Texas Youth Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: November 29, 1996
For further information, please call: (512) 483-5244
Chapter 111. Contracting for Services Other
Than Youth Services
37 TAC 111.1, 111.7, 111.9, 111.11, 111.21, 111.25,
111.3521 TexReg 10724 October 29, 1996
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