37 Tex. Admin. Code § 380.8707 - Furloughs

(a) Purpose. This rule establishes the conditions under which a youth may be furloughed while in any residential placement.

(b) Definitions. Furlough--an authorized absence from an assigned residential facility for a specific purpose and for a limited period of time.

(c) General Provisions.

(1) Youth in a residential facility may be granted the following types of furloughs.

(A) Emergency. An emergency furlough may be granted when an emergency situation exists in the youth's family that, under normal circumstances, would require his/her presence as a family member.

(B) Administrative. An administrative furlough may be granted for programmatic reasons, such as pre-placement visits to residential programs, home visits, health care services, or, for youth in high-restriction facilities, off-campus employment.

(C) Bench warrant. A bench-warrant furlough is granted when a bench warrant is served on a youth and custody is transferred to the judicial jurisdiction issuing the warrant.

(D) Return to court. A return-to-court furlough is granted when a determinate sentenced offender leaves a residential facility for a court appearance to determine disposition as required by law.

(2) Administrative furloughs to a home that has been disapproved or is pending a home evaluation are not permitted.

(3) Emergency and administrative furloughs are subject to certain restrictions based on a youth's custody and supervision rating. See § 380.9707 of this title for more information.

Notes

37 Tex. Admin. Code § 380.8707

The provisions of this §380.8707 adopted to be effective December 31, 1996, 21 TexReg 11961; amended to be effective July 31, 2001, 26 TexReg 3942; transferred effective June 4, 2012, as published in the Texas Register June 22, 2012, 37 TexReg 4639; amended by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 47, November 21, 2014, TexReg 9259, eff. 12/1/2014; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 44, October 28, 2016, TexReg 8630, eff. 12/1/2016