37 Tex. Admin. Code § 341.502 – Risk and Needs Assessment

(a) A juvenile probation department must complete a risk and needs assessment for a juvenile:
1. (1) before each disposition in a juvenile's case; and
2. (2) at least once every six months.
(b) The risk and needs assessment instrument must be:
1. (1) validated; and
2. (2) approved or provided by TJJD.
(c) Prior to the disposition of a juvenile's case, a juvenile probation department must screen the juvenile for risk of commercial sexual exploitation using a validated, evidence-informed instrument selected by the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under §772.0062, Government Code.
(d) Each instrument used under this section must be administered by an individual trained to administer the instrument.

Source Note:The provisions of this §341.502 adopted to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 5433; amended to be effective April 1, 2026, 51 TexReg 1417.