Texas Juvenile Justice BoardGovernment

The Texas Juvenile Justice Board is the governing body of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, a state government agency responsible for overseeing Texas's juvenile corrections and probation systems. Its mandate includes establishing statewide policy, promulgating administrative rules, and supervising rehabilitation and public safety programs for youth under state jurisdiction. It was created on December 1, 2011, through Senate Bill 653, which consolidated the former Texas Youth Commission and Texas Juvenile Probation Commission following major institutional reform efforts.