tx-July312026-39: 37 TAC §380.9723 — Rules for State-operated Programs and Facilities
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The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) proposes to amend 37 TAC, Part 11, §380.9723, Use of Force. SUMMARY OF CHANGES The proposed amendments to §380.9723 revise the rule to allow the use of oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray in TJJD-operated medium-restriction facilities in addition to high-restriction facilities. The amendment is intended to provide medium-restriction facilities with an additional approved intervention option for limited, unsafe situations when non-physical interventions and other physical interventions have failed or are not practical. The proposed amendments are intended to support facility safety and operational security while preserving the rule's existing requirements that force be reasonable, limited to approved techniques, and used only by trained staff in accordance with the totality of the circumstances. FISCAL NOTE Emily Anderson, Deputy Executive Director: Support Operations and Finance, has determined that, for each year of the first five years the amended section is in effect, there will be no significant fiscal impact for state government or local governments as a result of enforcing or administering the section. PUBLIC BENEFITS/COSTS Cameron...
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