(a) Purpose. This rule provides requirements for Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) staff to notify public and/or private elementary and secondary school officials about offense-related information concerning TJJD youth in a community placement or on parole.     
      (b) Definitions. As used in this rule, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.      
        (1) Offense--Any felony or misdemeanor offense listed in Article 15.27, Code of Criminal Procedure.       
        (2) Pertinent Details--The name and date of the offense and a description of the facts of the offense, including details of any assaultive behavior or other violence or weapons used or possessed during the commission of the offense.       
        (3) School Officials--For public schools it is the superintendent or designee of the school/district in which the youth is enrolled; for private schools it is the principal or designee of the school in which the youth is enrolled.       
      (c) Notification Requirements.      
        (1) For youth in a non-secure placement or on TJJD parole, TJJD staff must provide the following information to school officials:                  (A) the pertinent details of any offense that resulted in:                      (i) commitment to TJJD;                       (ii) an adjudication or conviction subsequent to commitment to TJJD; and                       (iii) an arrest or referral to juvenile court that is pending final disposition; and                     (B) information concerning whether the youth is required to register as a sex offender.         
        (2) TJJD staff must provide oral notice within 24 hours after learning of a youth's transfer or re-enrollment in school or before the next school day, whichever is sooner. Within seven calendar days after the oral notice, TJJD staff must provide written notice.       
        (3) Electronic notice of the information listed in paragraph (1) of this subsection provided to school officials within 24 hours after learning of a youth's transfer or re-enrollment in school satisfies all notice requirements set forth in this rule.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §385.8136 adopted to be effective August 28, 1998, 23 TexReg 8463; amended to be effective April 2, 2007, 32 TexReg 1915; amended to be effective November 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 7348;  transferred effective June 4, 2012, as published in the Texas Register June 22, 2012, 37 TexReg 4639; amended to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 7123