1. (a) Co-located Facilities.

   1. (1) If the facility is located in the same building or on the grounds of any type of adult corrections facility, it shall be a separate, self-contained unit.
   2. (2) All applicable federal and state laws pertaining to the separation of juveniles from adult inmates shall apply.
   3. (3) The facility shall submit information and agree to monitoring from the Office of the Governor and/or the contract representative.

2. (b) Separate Operations.

   1. (1) All pre-adjudication programs shall be operated separately from any post-adjudication programs.
   2. (2) Where a pre-adjudication program and a post-adjudication program are located in the same building or on the same grounds, contact between the two populations shall be kept to a minimum.
3. (c) Non-Secure Programming on Facility Premises. Any youths who participate in day programming on the facility premise who are not residents of the facility shall be kept physically separated from residents of the facility at all times.

Source Note:The provisions of this §343.218 adopted to be effective January 1, 2010, 34 TexReg 7095.