37 Tex. Admin. Code § 380.9317
Visitation with Personal Clergy
Effective Jul 15, 201439 TexReg 5439Source Note: The provisions of this §380.9317 adopted to be effective September 25, 2000, 25 TexReg 9224; transferred effective June 4, 2012, as published in the Texas Register June 22, 2012, 37 TexReg 4639; amended to be effective July 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 5439.Texas Secretary of State
- (a) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to provide youth with privileged access to their personal clergy.
(b) Visitation.
- (1) A personal clergy member is someone from a recognized faith group who has an established, professional relationship with a youth and/or the youth's family prior to the youth's admission to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD).
- (2) TJJD approves the clergy member's registration to visit after his/her religious affiliation and relationship to the youth are verified.
- (3) Youth may receive visits from their personal clergy member any day of the week after reasonable arrangements have been made.
- (4) TJJD provides adequate space and supervision for the visit. TJJD ensures the space allows the youth to have confidential conversation with his/her personal clergy, but correctional staff maintain line-of-sight supervision.
- (5) The personal clergy member is only allowed to visit the youth with whom he/she has an established professional relationship.
- (6) A youth may decline a visit with a personal clergy member. The parent/guardian of a youth under age 18 may prohibit a visit between his/her child and a personal clergy member.
Source Note:The provisions of this §380.9317 adopted to be effective September 25, 2000, 25 TexReg 9224; transferred effective June 4, 2012, as published in the Texas Register June 22, 2012, 37 TexReg 4639; amended to be effective July 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 5439.