H.B. No. 4048 aims to enhance compensation, leave, and physical fitness standards for employees of the Office of the Inspector General of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. The bill amends various sections of the Government Code to include the Texas Juvenile Justice Department as a recognized law enforcement agency and establishes criteria for hazardous duty pay. Specifically, it stipulates that hazardous duty pay will be included in the compensation for individuals who have routine direct contact with youth in residential facilities or under supervision, as well as for investigators and security personnel employed by the Office of the Inspector General.

Additionally, the bill mandates that peace officers commissioned under the relevant sections are compensated according to a specified salary schedule and requires the classification officer to classify the position of commissioned peace officer within the Office of the Inspector General as a Schedule C position. This classification change will take effect with the state fiscal biennium starting September 1, 2025, and the provisions of the bill will apply to injuries occurring on or after its effective date. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Government Code 614.171, Government Code 659.303, Government Code 661.918, Human Resources Code 242.102 (Human Resources Code 242, Government Code 614, Government Code 661, Government Code 659)