Post Lege and Budget Conference full agenda

MONDAY – JULY 21, 2025

WELCOMING REMARKS AND OVERVIEW OF AGENDA

Shandra Carter, Executive Director; Manny Ramirez, TJJD Board Chair

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF INTERIM CHARGES

Representative David Cook, Chair of the Juvenile Justice Sub-committee

OVERVIEW OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS

Shandra Carter, Rachel Gandy, Chief Strategy Officer; and Nathan McDaniel, Chief of Staff

TJJD STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PROGRAMS UPDATES

TUESDAY – JULY 22, 2025

LEGISLATION AFFECTING OFFENSES AND VICTIMS (Chelsey Oden, TJJD)

BREAK

LEGISLATION AFFECTING JJAEP’s (James Bateman, Alawan Thomas, Kaci Singer, TJJD)

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

LEGISLATION AFFECTING JUVENILE JUSTICE AND OPEN GOVERNMENT ( Kaci Singer, TJJD)

BREAK

LEGISLATION THAT DID NOT PASS AND Q&A SESSION ( Kaci Singer, TJJD)

4:00 PM— REGIONAL ASSOCIATION MEETINGS

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

Emily Anderson. Deputy Executive Director: Agency Operations and efficiencies, TJJD

STATE AID: FY26 ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY AND CONTRACT CHANGES

Emily Anderson. Deputy Executive Director: Agency Operations and efficiencies, TJJD

CONTRACT AND BUDGET APPLICATION

Tonya Gonzalez, Caitlyn Porterfield and Kristin Hammock: TJJD County Grants

FLUXX AND FINANCIAL REPORTING:

Tonya Gonzalez, Caitlyn Porterfield and Kristin Hammock: TJJD County Grants

Paul Alamo, TJJD Auditor