SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL PROJECTS
(a)The department shall develop specialized programs for…#
(a) The department shall develop specialized programs for children with a determinate sentence and children committed under Section 54.04013 , Family Code. The programs must ensure safety and security for committed children and provide developmentally appropriate program strategies.
(b)The department shall establish performance-based goals…#
(b) The department shall establish performance-based goals related to improved outcomes that:
(1) must include measures to reduce recidivism; and
(2) shall include other well-being outcome measures.
(c)The department shall use case review strategies to…#
(c) The department shall use case review strategies to identify children in department facilities who can safely and appropriately be transferred to alternative local placements or halfway houses, placed on parole, or discharged from the department.