# Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.003: POLICIES AND RULES

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C242_S242.003

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.003
- **Heading:** POLICIES AND RULES
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 242 / Section 242.003

## Text

(a) The board is responsible for the review and approval of all policies and shall make rules appropriate to the proper accomplishment of the department's functions. The board may delegate to the executive director the board's responsibility for the adoption of certain policies as appropriate for the proper accomplishment of the department's functions relating to state-operated facilities and the department's personnel.

(b) The board shall adopt rules for the government of the schools, facilities, and programs under the department's authority under this subtitle and shall see that the schools, facilities, and programs are conducted according to law and to the board's rules.

(c) The purpose of the rules and of all education, work, training, discipline, and recreation adopted under this section and of all other activities in the schools, facilities, and programs is to restore and increase the self-respect and self-reliance of the children under the authority of the department and to qualify those children for good citizenship and honorable employment.

## Nearby sections

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- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.002 § 242.002. TREATMENT PROGRAMS; AVAILABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C242_S242.002.md)
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- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.004 § 242.004. EMPLOYEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C242_S242.004.md)
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