Texas Human Resources Code 152.1101 – Haskell County
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(a) Haskell County is included in the 39th Judicial District Juvenile Board. The juvenile board is composed of:
(1) the county judge of Haskell County;
(2) the county judge of Kent County;
(3) the county judge of Stonewall County;
(4) the county judge of Throckmorton County; and
(5) the 39th Judicial District judge.
(b) The juvenile court judge may appoint two public members to serve on the board for a term set by the judge.
Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 152.1101
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Probation officers: Screen applicants for pretrial release and monitor convicted offenders released under court supervision.
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at the beginning of each year.
(d) The commissioners court of each county shall pay the county judge of that county and the 39th Judicial District judge additional annual compensation of not more than $6,000, payable in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county, for the added duties imposed on the judges under this section. The public members serve without compensation.
(e) If approved by the juvenile board, the commissioners court shall reimburse the juvenile court judge for the judge’s actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending seminars and other educational or instructional meetings related to juvenile problems. The counties shall prorate the expenses allowed for the members of the juvenile board and for the juvenile court judge.
(f) The commissioners court of each county shall jointly provide the necessary funds to pay the salaries of the juvenile probation personnel in the amount set by the juvenile board.
(g) The commissioners court of each county shall jointly pay the expenses of the juvenile probation officers that are certified as necessary by the juvenile board chairman from the general fund and in the amount set by the juvenile board.
(h) Sections 152.0004 and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the juvenile board.