1. (a) In this title:

   1. (1) "Board" means the Texas Juvenile Justice Board.

   2. (2) "Child" means an individual:

      1. (A) 10 years of age or older and younger than 18 years of age who is under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court; or
      2. (B) 10 years of age or older and younger than 19 years of age who is committed to the department under Title 3, Family Code.
   3. (3) "Court" means a juvenile court.
   4. (4) "Department" means the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
   5. (5) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.
   6. (6) "Juvenile board" means a body established by law to provide juvenile probation services to a county.
   7. (7) "State aid" means funds allocated by the department to a juvenile board to financially assist the juvenile board in achieving the purposes of this title and in conforming to the department's standards and policies.
2. (a-1) Expired.
3. (a-2) Expired.

4. (b) Effective December 1, 2011, a reference in other law to:

   1. (1) the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission means the department; or
   2. (2) the Texas Youth Commission means the department.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.