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TCADA report .... (continued from pag
reported five or more illicit drug
problems in the past year.. Many TYC youth come from families .One-ha
with a history of alcohol and/or drug prior to
abuse: 34% said that an adult role
model (eg. mother, father, or guar- .Only o
dian) uses drugs, and close to 40% both p
believe that an adult role model has One-ha
a "problem" with alcohol or drugs. mother
.One-third have parents or siblings *White
that have been convicted of a felony. ni fi can
Among youth 13 years of age and youth t
younger, this figure is 42%. and alc
.About one half say most of their *n cont
friends have been picked up by more Ii
police. youth t
drgtr
.Close to one-half (46%) say most of drug
their friends have carried hidden .Forty-t
weapons. think o
one-thi
.One-third say most of their friends of them
sell drugs.
.Sixty-tw
.About one-fifth say most of their ofstayi
friends have committed robbery. after th
The same proportion say most of additio
their friends have committed good.
burglary. TACAD
mation c
.Close to one-third (30%) of TYC the final
youth are members of youth gangs. summer.
Sick Leave Pool .... (Continued from page 1)
can use pool leave if the catastrophic be up t
illness or injury is job related. (whichev
If an employee has contributed sick
leave to the pool and then exhausts .The am
his/her sick leave balance in the same the cat
fiscal year, s/he can have that leave
returned. To receive more hours than .One-Fo
were contributed, the employee must of hour
meet the criteria for catastrophic illness. -240 ho
A retiring employee cannot have
donated leave returned to apply toward -n
retirement credit. An employee doesn't Trennis
have to donate leave in order to use and Staff
leave. ministrat
membe
Unless the illness or injury is job re- represen
lated, all accrued paid leave must be ex- tions anc
hausted. Regular sick leave does not prove sic
have to be exhausted when the ill-
ness/injury is job related. Requests An em
should be submitted at least ten (10) determin
working days in advance. Form DPSD- mination
39 should be used for both requests to Director.
use or to donate leave. These forms may wi th in f
be obtained from your Personnel notifica
Department. Applications are con- ministrat
sidered on a first come basis.
Pool leave should be requested before As of Fe
applying for extended sick leave with ness Sick
pay. over 1,00
To share the pool hours among the ample of
maximum number of employees, an tion an
employee may make only one request employe
per catastrophic illness or injury during wil con
a twelve-month period. formed c
Leave Po
The amount of time an eligible
employee may draw from the pool cane 1) 1 90-195 '
Of these, 79% said their gangs steal,
rob and/or distribute drugs.If were not attending school
commitment to TYC.
ne-quarter were living with
parents prior to entering TYC.
lf were living infamilieswith
s as head of households.
and Hispanic youth are sig-
tly more likely than Black
o report current use, daily use,
ohol and/or drug problems.
trast, Black youth are much
kely than White or Hispanic
to report involvement in the
ade.
three percent felt that others
f them as "no good." About
rd sometimes or often think
selves as "no good."
wo percent rate their chance
ng out of trouble with the law
ey leave TYC as excellent. An
nal 23% rate their chances as
A is further analyzing the i nfor-
ompiled from the survey and
report will be issued later this
o the number as follows:
er isthe least numberof hours)
ount s/he had at the onset of
astrophic event; or
urth (1/4) of the total amount
s in the pool; or
urs (30 working days).
Jones, Director of Personnel
Development, is the Pool Ad-
or and has established a three-
r committee with a
native from Personnel, Institu-
Community Services to ap-
k leave.
ployee not agreeing with a
ation may appeal the deter-
to Ron Jackson, Executive
Appeals must be submitted
ive (5) days of receipt of
tion from the Pool Ad-
or.
bruary 23, the Catastrophic Ill-
Leave Pool has a balance of
)0 hours. This is another ex-
the overwhelming participa-
d generous spirit of TYC
es. The Personnel Department
inue to keep employees in-
on a periodic basis of the Sick
ol status.7 1990
A 'trategic Plan
(Continued from page 1)
.Population management.Continuity of services
.Regionalization
.Safety
.Substance abuse
. Family involvement
.Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(H IV/AIDS)
. Gangs
Measures to implement the Strategic
Plan have been identified and are as-
signed to the respective program staff
for completion. Items requiring addi-
tional funds will be incorporated into
the Commission's biennium budget re-
quest thatwill be reviewed bythe board
and submitted to the legislature later
this year.
Gary Compton, Board Member from
Amarillo, recommended that a
mechanism be established to monitor
the implementation of the plan and
that the document be amended and up-
dated as external variables change and
new issues emerge that impact the
Strategic Plan. The board will consider
these recommendations at its May
meeting.Gatesville Reunion Planned
Former employees of the Texas Youth
Commission s Gatesville State School
facilities will hold a reunion on April 21
at the Coryell County Activities Complex
in Gatesville, Texas.
The reunion is scheduled to begin at 10
a.m. A special area will be set aside for
the exhibition of old photos and
mementos of historical interest.
All former employees and their
families and friends are invited to at-
tend the event, which includes music
and food. For further information
please contact Charles A. Reeve at
817/865-6328. Other former employees
in charge of the reunion include Dann
Barger, Joye Robinson, Paul Bromser,
and CarrolF Duke.
The Gatesville State School for Boys
was built in 1889 and was one of the
state's oldest juvenile corrections
facilities before being phased out in
1978.2
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