Post Lege and Budget Conference full agenda
MONDAY – JULY 21, 2025
1 PM
WELCOMING REMARKS AND OVERVIEW OF AGENDA
Shandra Carter, Executive Director;
OVERVIEW OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
Shandra Carter, Rachel Gandy, Chief Strategy Officer; and Nathan McDaniel, Chief of Staff
PROBATION AND REGIONALIZATION UPDATES
Matt Smith, Director of Statewide Youth Services Continuum
TJJD STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PROGRAMS UPDATES
Shandra Carter; Rachel Gandy; Sean Grove, Deputy Executive Director;
TUESDAY – JULY 22, 2025
8:30 AM – 4 PM
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
WEDNESDAY—JULY 23, 2025
8:30 AM – noon
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS TO THE TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM
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
FISCAL MONITORING AND INDEPENDENT AUDITS
Paul Alamo, TJJD Auditor
OTHER DOCUMENTS
BUDGET EXPENDITURE CATEGORIES & DEFINITIONS