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This bill modifies two sections of the Human Resources Code related to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, focusing on employee grievances and the release review panel. Specifically, the bill changes the procedures for handling employment-related grievances, removing the previous language about independent dismissal mediation and instead focusing on grievances challenging disciplinary termination of employment. For the department's release review panel, the bill eliminates the requirement that panel members must work at the central office, instead allowing any department employee to be appointed. The bill also adds a provision preventing panel members from making determinations about children for whom they have previously made supervisory decisions. The changes aim to provide more flexibility in panel composition and create clearer guidelines for handling employee grievances. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025, and requires the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to establish the new procedures as soon as practicable after the effective date.

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