37 TAC §93.33
(Editor's note: The Texas Youth Commission proposes for permanent
adoption the amended section it adopts on an emergency basis in this issue.
The text of the amended section is in the Emergency Rules section of this
issue.)
The Texas Youth Commission (TYC) proposes an amendment
to the §93.33, concerning Alleged Mistreatment. TYC is simultaneously
proposing an emergency amendment in this publication of the
Texas Register
. Alleged mistreatment investigation reports are governed
by Chapter 261 of the
Family Code
. The amendment
to the rule will clarify the type of confidential information that will be
deleted from an alleged mistreatment investigation report prior to providing
the report to an employee against whom disciplinary action has been taken.
Certain information can be provided on written request by the employee. Position
title no longer used are also being corrected.
Terry Graham, Assistant Deputy Executive Director for Financial Support,
has determined that for the first five-year period the section is in effect
there will be no fiscal implications for state or local government as a result
of enforcing or administering the section.
Mr. Graham also has determined that for each year of the first five years
the section is in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing
the section will be to increase efficiency in agency service. There will be
no effect on small businesses. There is no anticipated economic cost to persons
who are required to comply with the section as proposed. No private real property
rights are affected by adoption of this rule.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Gail Graham, Policy and Manuals
Manager, Texas Youth Commission, 4900 North Lamar, P.O. Box 4260, Austin,
Texas, 78765.
The amendment is proposed under the Human Resources Code, §61.045,
which provides the Texas Youth Commission with the authority to develop programs
for the welfare, custody and rehabilitation of youth in its jurisdiction.
The proposed rule implements the Human Resource Code, §61.034, regarding
making rules appropriate to the accomplishments of the agency's functions.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State, on April 18, 2000.
TRD-200002728
Steve Robinson
Executive Director
Texas Youth Commission
Earliest possible date of adoption: June 4, 2000
For further information, please call: (512) 424-6244