Advisory Council on Juvenile Services

Introduction

The Advisory Council on Juvenile Services assists the Texas Juvenile Justice Department by:

determining the needs and problems of county juvenile boards and probation departments;
conducting long-range strategic planning;
reviewing existing or newly proposed standards affecting juvenile probation programs, services, or facilities; and
analyzing the potential cost impact on probation departments of new standards proposed by the board.

two juvenile court judges, appointed by the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas;
three chief juvenile probation officers, appointed by the Juvenile Justice Association of Texas;
the executive director of TJJD or the executive director's designee;
the commissioner of human services or the commissioner's designee;
one representative of the county commissioners courts, appointed by the Texas Association of Counties; and
the director of probation services of TJJD or the director's designee.