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![[2021 Session] Keep 10- and 11-Year-Olds Out of the Juvenile Justice System](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Lower%2520Age.png?itok=CAe7sIDN)
![[2021 Session] “Raise the Age”: Hold 17-Year-Olds Accountable in the Juvenile Justice System](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/RTA_0.png?itok=R9Ks7T7Z)
![[2021 Session] Help Kids Be Successful in the Community](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Youth%2520Probation.png?itok=6VlQVz7I)
![[2021 Session] Implement Restorative Justice Practices to Improve Student and School Success](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/RJ.png?itok=qQkgOMh1)
![[2021 Session] Shrink School Policing and Prioritize Mental Health Supports for Students](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/School%2520Policing.png?itok=Qm9ik86K)
![[2021 Session] “Second Look”: Provide an Earlier Parole Review to People Sent to Adult Facilities as Youth](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Second%2520Look_0.png?itok=07vhEgpB)
![[2019 Session] “Raise the Age”: Hold 17-Year-Olds Accountable in the Juvenile Justice System](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/RTA.png?itok=WGwFMCxB)
![[2019 Session] Implement Holistic Reform Throughout the State’s Juvenile Justice System](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Holistic%2520JJ%2520Reform.PNG?itok=TkeYKSMP)
![[2019 Session] “Second Look”: Provide an Earlier Parole Review to People Sent to Adult Facilities as Youth](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Second%2520Look.PNG?itok=0T2f6lac)
![[2019 Session] Eliminate Mandatory Minimum Terms for Determinate Sentences](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Determinate%2520Sentences.PNG?itok=n7g-qb6X)
![[2017 Session] Return Children Under the Age of 18 to the State’s Juvenile Justice System](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Age%2520Juv%2520Juris.png?itok=oiaUte-h)
![[2017 Session] Improve the Juvenile Record Sealing Process and Limit Access to Juvenile Records](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Juvenile%2520Records.png?itok=R9HY0DAZ)
![[2015 Session] Fund Front-End Agency Operations that Support Research-Based Practices and Prioritize the Safety and Security of Youth](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-08%2520at%25204.54.26%2520PM.png?itok=fIjyRUiS)
![[2015 Session] Improve Oversight of Youth in All Facilities in Which They are Held, and Decentralize Facilities for Better Youth Outcomes](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-08%2520at%25204.57.09%2520PM.png?itok=OA5wS2kN)
![[2015 Session] Return Children Under the Age of 18 to the State’s Juvenile Justice System, and Limit the Use of Secure Confinement for Children Under the Age of 13](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-08%2520at%25204.58.48%2520PM.png?itok=W9EP2MyU)
![[2015 Session] Reform Policies that Subject Children to Criminal Penalties for Engaging in Conduct that Would Not Be Deemed Criminal if Engaged in by Adults](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-08%2520at%25205.00.29%2520PM.png?itok=GKR8Q2V7)
![[2015 Session] Eliminate the Offense of Failure to Attend School and Implement Appropriate Tools to Treat the Symptoms that Contribute to Truancy](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-08%2520at%25205.02.29%2520PM.png?itok=7DwlyAWY)
![[2015 Session] Equip School District Peace Officers and School Resource Officers with Adequate Training to Better Serve Texas Students](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/School-Use-of-Force-e1424197051454.jpg?itok=4yZQ4gE5)
![[2015 Session] Support a Meaningful Opportunity for Release for Youth Sentenced to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-08%2520at%25205.12.12%2520PM.png?itok=td1JWmMm)
![[2015 Session] Improve the Juvenile Record Sealing Process And Limit Access to Juvenile Records](/sites/default/files/styles/ledge_proposals/public/images/2021-08/Screen%2520Shot%25202016-12-08%2520at%25204.55.20%2520PM.png?itok=9l4Z86uB)