TJJD shall compile statewide statistics on the incidence of abuse, neglect, and exploitation as required by §261.402, Family Code.

1. (1) The following statistical data, which contains no case-specific identifiers, is available to the public upon written request:

   1. (A) the number of reported allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation;
   2. (B) the classifications assigned to reported allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and
   3. (C) the dispositions assigned to investigations of reported allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
2. (2) Upon written request and when necessary to cross-reference statistical data with individual allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation reported from an individual county, or for purposes of compliance with §§51.12, 51.125, or 51.126, Family Code, the department, facility, or juvenile board may be entitled to specific case numbers assigned to allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation that were reported by the county requesting the data. A county may only request specific case numbers related to allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation pertaining to juvenile justice programs and facilities in its own county.
3. (3) No exceptions to disclosure under the Public Information Act, Chapter 552, Government Code, are waived by the exchange, disclosure, or dissemination of juvenile justice information under this rule.

Source Note:The provisions of this §349.450 adopted to be effective September 1, 2025, 50 TexReg 2616.