Documents, Agency Operations

On this page, you can find documents pertaining to Agency Operations. For a list of all available documents, visit the Documents, Site-Wide page.

Webinars

2026

• 2026 Intake Process for county partners

• April 2026 Background Checks

• The Unseen Survivors of Commercial Sexual Exploitation, Speaker Bio

• Webinar Details Bridge Builders March 19 2026

2025

• Bio for Jarvis Parsons

• Bio for Sheree Tarver Sylva-Senette, Psy.D.

• Collective Trauma of Gen Z

• The Stages of Change Ethics for Probation Officers (002)

• Waivers and Variances, ANE and Officer Discipline

2024

• ICJ: Supervision and Extradition for Probation Departments, Handout

• Let's Talk TAC 344, Presentation

• New TAC Rule 341.304 – Requirement to Apply for Diversion, Handout

• PSB Overview & Safety Planning and PSB Resources, Handout

• Sunset Updates: Everything You Need to Know, Handout

2023

• Bios for DSA Grant Application Webinar

• Combined Forms for Committed Youth in Detention, November 2023

• Employee Onboarding - A Guide for Managers and Supervisors

• Juvenile Justice 101

• Losing Your Focus

• Retention & Recruitment Efforts

• Riley Shaw Juvenile Law Update 2023, Day 1 Handout

• TJJD Admissions Process and MLOS Adjustment

2022

• Day in the Life of TJJD Youth

• Determinate Offenders vs Indeterminate Offenders

• DSA Grantee Procedures

• Effectively Engaging Teen Fathers (Handout)

• Grants Portal Overview

• Intake_and_Treatment_Programs_for_Chiefs

• Intake, Orientation and Assessment

• Kids At Hope: Introduction and Panel Discussion

• MLOS_Project

• MOU July 13, 2022

• Parole/Halfway House/Contract Care

• Priorities in Action: Workplace Wellness

• Release Review Panel

• Special Education and 504 Updates

• Suicide Prevention Addendum: Girl Interrupted (Handout)

• TAC Chapters 341 and 344 Revisions (Handout)

• The Kids Aren't All Right (Handout)

• Treating Sexual Behavior Problems: Treatment Concepts and Interventions within TJJD's Secure Settings

• Ways to Bolster Resilience (Handout)

2021

• A Flawless Diamond: 10 Strategies for Secure Facility Management (Handout)

• Clinical Issues in Juvenile Fitness and Responsibility Evaluations (Handout)

• Courageous Connections Webinar Handout

• Forensic Nursing (Handout)

• Human Trafficking Training Course (Handout)

• Incident Report Writing Participant Guide

• JJAEP Business 2021

• JJAEP Second Session Presentation

• Living Intentionally with Poverty (Handout)

• Looking for the "Why" in the Behavior

• Sex Offender Registration Training

• Special Needs Diversionary Program Outcomes

• SPED, 504, ESL Updates

• Texas Model Topic 1: The Most Important Factor In Successful Caregiving

• Texas Model Topic 10: The Power of Connection

• Texas Model Topic 11: The Power of Connection

• Texas Model Topic 2: Regulation Strategies in Juvenile Justice Facilities

• Texas Model Topic 3: The Power of Connection: Guiding and Empowering Safety (Presentation)

• Texas Model Topic 4: Research and the Importance of Connection

• Texas Model Topic 5: Compassionate Design (Handout)

• Texas Model Topic 6: Shaping Refresher (Presentation)

• Texas Model Topic 8: Mindfully Aware of Myself

• Texas Model Topic 9: MAPS - Making a Plan for Success

• Using Experiential Activities in a Secure Setting

2020

• Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Questionnaire

• Become a Compass Leader Handout

• Become a Supervision Pro (Presentation)

• Compass Leader Part 2 Handout

• Human Trafficking 101 and Common Thread Handout

• JJAEP Conference 2020: Communicating Through a Trauma Informed Lens (Handout)

• JJAEP Conference 2020: JJAEP Business, Part 1

• JJAEP Conference 2020: JJAEP Business, Part 2

• JJAEP Conference 2020: Tips and Tricks for Effective Communication Handout

• Part 1: Setting Up an Online IOWA Testing Event for JJAEPs

• Part 2: How to Proctor the Online IOWA Tests

• Posting and Boasting (Handout)

• Rapport Building Series: Social Connectivity Handout

2019

• Addiction Webinar Series presented by Prairie View A&M Understanding the Science of Addiction (Handout)

• Addiction: How Attitudes and Beliefs Drive Behavior (Handout)

• Baker's Dozen Webinar Series: PDs and CRCGs (Handout)

• Software Proficiency Webinar Series (Handout)

• Software Proficiency Webinar Series: Excel Intro (Handout)

• Software Proficiency Webinar Series: Word Advanced (Handout)

• Software Proficiency Webinar Series: Word Intro (Handout)

2018

• JSOs, the Unsung Heroes of Juvenile Justice (Handout)

• Priorities in Action: Workplace Wellness (Handout)

• Professionalism and Tact (Handout)

2017

• Defining a Program and What Works (Handout)

• Defining Program Activities, Program Fidelity, and Program Outputs (Handout)

• Defining Your Problem Statement, Goals and Outcomes (Handout)

• Excel for Ad Hoc Reports (Handout)

• Excel for Ad Hoc Reports (Presentation)

• Process Evaluations for Programs (Handout)

• Six Outcome Evaluations

• Understanding Risk-Needs-Responsivity and Target Population (Handout)

2016

• Basic Gang Class (Handout)

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD Fact Sheet)

• Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

• Non-Suicidal Self Injurious Behavior & Suicide (Speaker Bio)

• Stop Banging Your Head

Describing Your Programs Using Logic Models

• Logic Model Template Definitions

• Program Descriptions Using Logic Models

• Target Population Questions

2015

• Incident Report Writing (Handout)

• Rapport: Making the Supervision Connection (Handout)

Funding Source Data Reporting

• Funding Source Data Reporting (FAQ)

• Funding Source Data Reporting (Handout)

• Funding Source Data Reporting (Matrix)

• Funding Source Data Reporting (Presentation)

Legislative Affairs

Legislative Appropriations Request

• Legislative Appropriations Request (2026-2027)

• Legislative Appropriations Request (2024-2025)

• Legislative Appropriations Request (2022-2023)

• Legislative Appropriations Request (2018-2019)

TJJD Strategic Plans

• Texas Juvenile Justice Department Strategic Plan FYs 2025-2029 (June 2024)

• Texas Juvenile Justice Department Strategic Plan for 2023-2027 (June 2022)

• Texas Juvenile Justice Department Strategic Plan for 2021-2025 (July 2021)

• Texas Juvenile Justice Department Strategic Plan for 2017-2021

Operating Budget

• TJJD Operating Budget, 2024

• TJJD Operating Budget, 2020

• TJJD Operating Budget, 2018

• TJJD Operating Budget, 2016

Administrative Investigations

• Abuse is a Crime Postcard en Español

• Abuse is a Crime Postcard in English

• Brochure - A Guide for Juvenile Justice Professionals to Recognizing, Reporting and Investigating Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation in the Texas Juvenile Probation System

• Explanation of Disposition Notice

• Incident Report Form

• Internal Investigation Report Form

• Notice to Employees, Interns, and Volunteers Regarding Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation

• Notice to the Public Regarding Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation, en Español

• Notice to the Public Regarding Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation, English Version

Finance

• Contracts Over $100K

• Entering FY26 Requisitions with 09/01/2025 budget date

• Year End Purchasing Guidelines

Annual Financial Reports

• Annual Financial Report FY25

• Annual Financial Report FY24

• Annual Financial Report FY23

• Annual Financial Report FY22

General Counsel

• Complaints Involving Juvenile Probation Programs and Services in Texas Brochure

• Instructions for Interagency Application for Placement

• Interagency Application for Placement

• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) - Community Service Coordination Groups

• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) - Service Contracts for Dysfunctional Families

• Notification of Rights (English)

• Notification of Rights (Spanish)

• Parental Rights and Responsibilities Brochure

• Parental Written Statement, English

• Parental Written Statement, Spanish

• Progress Report - Youth Awaiting TJJD Admission

• Progressive Sanctions Guideline Key Rules and Principles

• Protocols for Advocacy Incorporated

• Public Information Request (PIR) Online Submission Form

• Texas Health and Human Services System Consolidation Reorganization Flowchart

• Youth Rights Brochure (English)

• Youth Rights Brochure (Spanish)

Release Review Panel

Review Panel Summary

• Review Panel Summary, FY 2022

Archive

• Review Panel Summary, FY 2021

• Review Panel Summary, FY 2020

• Review Panel Summary, FY 2019

Texas Juvenile Law

• Texas Juvenile Law, 9th Edition

Juvenile Records

• A Juvenile's Guide to Understanding Juvenile Records and Sealing (English)

• A Juvenile's Guide to Understanding Juvenile Records and Sealing (Español)

• A Summary of Texas Family Code Provisions Regarding Juvenile Records in Texas

• Juvenile Records: Sealing and Destruction -- Texas Family Code Chapter 58, Subchapter C-1 (English)

• Juvenile Records: Sealing and Destruction -- Texas Family Code Chapter 58, Subchapter C-1 (Español)

Juvenile Records Advisory Committee Supplemental Reports

• Juvenile Records Advisory Committee Supplemental Report

Minimum Length of Stay Calculation

• Minimum Length of Stay Calculation

Policy

Administrative Directives

• Administrative Directive #1 FY24 (4/4/24)

• Administrative Directive #5 FY23 (5/18/23)

• Administrative Directive #4 FY23 (3/24/23)

• Administrative Directive #2 FY23 (9/1/22)

• Administrative Directive #1 FY23 (9/1/22)

• Administrative Directive #1 FY22 (7/5/22)

• Administrative Directive #1 FY20 (9/12/19)

• Administrative Directive #5 FY19 (7/26/19)

• Administrative Directive #4 FY19 (5/31/19)

• Administrative Directive #3 FY19 (5/20/19)

• Administrative Directive #7 FY17 (5/10/17)

• Administrative Directive #6 FY17 (4/24/17)

• Administrative Directive #5 FY17 (4/16/17)

• Administrative Directive #1 FY17 (9/6/16)

• Administrative Directive #4 FY16 (4/1/16)

• Administrative Directive #5 FY16 (9/1/15)

• Administrative Directive #3 FY16 (9/1/15)

Executive Memos

• Executive Memo #2, FY2024

• Executive Memo #3, FY2024

• Executive Memo #1, FY2024

• Executive Memo #1, FY2023

Standards

TAC Chapter 341 Juvenile Probation Department General Standards

• TAC Chapter 341 Standards – effective on 4/1/26

• TAC Chapter 341 Standards – effective until 4/1/26

• TAC Chapter 341 EDI Specifications, 12-1-23

TAC Chapter 342 Standards for Housing Non-Texas Juveniles in Texas Detention and Correctional Facilities

• TAC Chapter 342 Standards – effective on 4/1/26

• TAC Chapter 342 Standards – effective until 4/1/26

TAC Chapter 343 Standards for Secure Juvenile Pre-Adjudication Detention and Post-Adjudication Correctional Facilities

• TAC Chapter 343 Standards – effective on 4/1/26

• TAC Chapter 343 Standards – effective until 4/1/26

TAC Chapter 344 Employment, Certification, and Training for Juvenile Officers

• TAC Chapter 344 Standards – effective on 4/1/26

• TAC Chapter 344 Standards – effective until 4/1/26

• TAC Chapter 344 Standards – effective until 12/1/25

• Pre-certification Review under 37 TAC §344.200

• Appeal of Pre-certification Review under 37 TAC §344.200

• Chapter 344, Guidelines for Consideration of Criminal History

• Request for Pre-Certification Review Under 37 TAC-344.420 (criminal background)

• Post-conviction Review under 37 TAC §344.430

• Disclosure of Prior Employment and Discipline

• Pre-certification Review Under 37 TAC §344.370 (employment/licensing background)

• Approval for Foreign High School Diploma in Certain Circumstances

• Credit for Training Hours for Military Service Members, Spouses, and Veterans

• Waiver of High School Education Requirement for Certain Military

TAC Chapter 345 Juvenile Justice Professional Code of Ethics for Certified Officers

• TAC Chapter 345 Standards – effective on 9/1/25

• TAC Chapter 345 Standards – effective until 9/1/25

TAC Chapter 347 Title IV-E Federal Foster Care Program

• TAC Chapter 347 Standards – effective on 9/1/16

TAC Chapter 348 Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs

• TAC Chapter 348 Standards – effective on 8/1/18

• TAC Chapter 348 standards – effective until 8/1/18

• TAC 348 CRS Reviewer Workbook

TAC Chapter 349 General Administrative Standards

• Application for Temporary Waiver of Standards

• Application for Variance of Standards

• TAC Chapter 349 Standards – effective on 9/1/25

• TAC Chapter 349 Standards – effective on 9/1/24

TAC Chapter 351 Standards for Short-Term Detention Facilities

• TAC Chapter 351 Standards – effective on 9/1/24

• TAC Chapter 351 Standards – effective until 9/1/24

TAC Chapter 353 Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs

• TAC Chapter 353 Standards – effective on 10/1/21

• TAC Chapter 353 Standards – effective until 10/1/21

TAC Chapter 355 Standards for Non-Secure Correctional Facilities

• TAC Chapter 355 Standards – effective on 9/1/24

• TAC Chapter 355 Standards – effective on 2/1/18

TAC Chapter 358 Identifying, Reporting, and Investigating Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Death, and Serious Incidents

• TAC Chapter 358 Standards – effective on 9/1/25

TAC Chapter 359 Memorandums of Understanding

These files can be found on the primary TAC website »

Policy and Procedure Manuals

Human Resources

Forms

• State of Texas Employment Application

• TJJD Employment Application Supplement

• Child Abuse Registry Check Consent Form

• Disclosure of PREA Employment Standards Violation

• Authorization to Release Information

• Employee Referral of Applicant for Employment

• Statement of Grievance

• Personnel Policy & Procedure Manual (Holiday Leave)

Handouts and Brochures

• Become a JCO, 2025

• Benefits Overview

• Summer Enrollment 2025

• TJJD Teacher Salary Schedule, FY25

Research and Legislative Reports

Statistical Analysis of Complaints

• Statistical Analysis of Complaints FY24

Rider Reports

• TJJD Rider 35 Report: HR Management Plan FY26

• TJJD Rider 38 Report: HR Management Plan FY25

• TJJD Rider 41 Report: State Facility Overview, August 2024

Reports & Data about TJJD Youth and Trends

• Trends in Juvenile Justice and TJJD youth 2018-2023 (TJJD by the Numbers)

Commitment and Admission Data

• TJJD Admission Profile FY13-25

Report on TJJD Youth Ever in Substitute Care

• History of Substitute Care for Youth at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, January 2026

Archive

• History of Substitute Care for Youth at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, January 2024

• Youth at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and History of Substitute Care, January 2022

• Youth at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and History of Substitute Care, January 2020

Report on TJJD Youth Population

• TJJD Youth EOM Population Report FY26

• TJJD Youth EOM Population Report FY25

• TJJD Youth EOM Population Report FY24

Reports to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board

• TJJD Annual Report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board, 2025

Archive

• TJJD Annual Report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board, 2024

• TJJD Annual Report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board, 2023

• TJJD Annual Report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board, 2022

• TJJD Annual Report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board, 2021

• TJJD Annual Report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board, 2020

• TJJD Annual Report to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board, 2019

The State of Juvenile Probation Activity in Texas Report

• The State of Juvenile Probation Activity in Texas, 2024

Archive

• The State of Juvenile Probation Activity in Texas, 2023

• The State of Juvenile Probation Activity in Texas, 2022

• The State of Juvenile Probation Activity in Texas, 2021

• The State of Juvenile Probation Activity in Texas, 2020

TJJD Reports On Customer Service

• TJJD Report on Customer Service, 2022

• TJJD Report on Customer Service, 2020

• TJJD Report on Customer Service, 2018

TJJD Strategic Plans

• Texas Juvenile Justice Department Strategic Plan FYs 2025-2029 (June 2024)

• Texas Juvenile Justice Department Strategic Plan for 2023-2027 (June 2022)

• Texas Juvenile Justice Department Strategic Plan for 2021-2025 (July 2021)

• Texas Juvenile Justice Department Strategic Plan for 2017-2021

Forms

• Request for Research and Statistical Data, §58.009 (f)(1), Family Code

• Research and Analytical Testing System Questionnaire

• Research Project Proposal

• Statistical Project Proposal

Juvenile Case Management System

Training Materials

• JCMS Basic User's Guide

Ad Hoc Reporting Manual

• Ad Hoc Print Field Selection

• Ad Hoc Users Guide and Sample Templates

Additional Documentation

• Instructions to Seal Records in JCMS

Behavioral Health/Mental Health Needs Information

• BH Definitions

• BH Services BH Treatments Non-Residential Examples

• Mental Health Instructions

• Mental Health Needs Definitions

• Mental Health Needs Indicator

Definitions

• Defining a Referral

• Disposition Definitions

• Program Outcome Definitions

• Program Override Definitions

• Program Type Definitions

• Referral Guide and Originating Jurisdiction

• Supervision Definitions

• Supervision Outcome Definitions

JCMS Data Entry Handouts

• Amending an Offense in JCMS

• CD and CP Referrals for Violation

• CFE Explanation and Resolution of Errors and Warnings

• Common Extract Errors and Explanations

• Correcting a Payment

• Correcting Common Extract Errors

• Creating a Referral for Technical VLCOs

• Data Entry Regional Diversionary Placements

• Entering an InterCounty Transfer

• JCMS Juvenile Banner Photo Best Practices

• Joint Payments in JCMS

• Offense vs. Referral Dispositions

• Revising an Offense to a VLCO in JCMS

Additional Resources

Approved Offense Codes

Information Technology

Enterprise & Customer Support

Juvenile Justice Training Academy

Regional Training

Officer Training

JPO & JSO Certification Exam

TJJD Employee and Staff Training Modules

Title IV-E Training Curriculum

Sponsored Training

Training Coordinators’ Summit

Webinars

2026

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

Describing Your Programs Using Logic Models

2015

Funding Source Data Reporting

Legislative Affairs

Legislative Appropriations Request

TJJD Strategic Plans

Operating Budget

Administrative Investigations

Finance

Annual Financial Reports

General Counsel

Release Review Panel

Review Panel Summary

Archive

Texas Juvenile Law

Juvenile Records

Juvenile Records Advisory Committee Supplemental Reports

Minimum Length of Stay Calculation

Policy

Administrative Directives

Executive Memos

Standards

TAC Chapter 341 Juvenile Probation Department General Standards

TAC Chapter 342 Standards for Housing Non-Texas Juveniles in Texas Detention and Correctional Facilities

TAC Chapter 343 Standards for Secure Juvenile Pre-Adjudication Detention and Post-Adjudication Correctional Facilities

TAC Chapter 344 Employment, Certification, and Training for Juvenile Officers

TAC Chapter 345 Juvenile Justice Professional Code of Ethics for Certified Officers

TAC Chapter 347 Title IV-E Federal Foster Care Program

TAC Chapter 348 Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs

TAC Chapter 349 General Administrative Standards

TAC Chapter 351 Standards for Short-Term Detention Facilities

TAC Chapter 353 Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs

TAC Chapter 355 Standards for Non-Secure Correctional Facilities

TAC Chapter 358 Identifying, Reporting, and Investigating Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, Death, and Serious Incidents

TAC Chapter 359 Memorandums of Understanding

Policy and Procedure Manuals

Human Resources

Forms

Handouts and Brochures

Research and Legislative Reports

Statistical Analysis of Complaints

Rider Reports

Reports & Data about TJJD Youth and Trends

Commitment and Admission Data

Report on TJJD Youth Ever in Substitute Care

Archive

Report on TJJD Youth Population

Reports to the Governor and Legislative Budget Board

Archive

The State of Juvenile Probation Activity in Texas Report

Archive

TJJD Reports On Customer Service

TJJD Strategic Plans

Forms

Juvenile Case Management System

Training Materials

Ad Hoc Reporting Manual

Additional Documentation