Texas Human Resources Code 245.104 – Request for Reconsideration of Extension Order
(a) The board by rule shall establish a process to request the reconsideration of an extension order issued by a panel under § 245.102.
(b) The process to request reconsideration must provide that:
(1) a child, a parent, guardian, or designated advocate of a child, an employee of the department, or a person who provides volunteer services at a department facility may submit a request for reconsideration of an extension order;
(2) the person submitting the request for reconsideration of an extension order must state in the request the reason for the request;
(3) after receiving a request for reconsideration of an extension order, the panel shall reconsider an extension order that:
(A) extends the child’s stay in the custody of the department by six months or more; or
(B) combined with previous extension orders will result in an extension of the child’s stay in the custody of the department by six months or more;
(4) the panel’s reconsideration of an extension order includes consideration of the information submitted in the request; and
(5) the panel shall send a written reply to the child, the parent, guardian, or designated advocate of the child, and the person who made the request for reconsideration of an extension order that includes an explanation of the panel’s decision after reconsidering the extension order, including an indication that the panel has considered the information submitted in the request.
Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 245.104
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The department shall create a form for a request for reconsideration of an extension order that is clear and easy to understand. The department shall ensure that a child may request assistance in completing a request for reconsideration of an extension order.