Relating to compensation, leave, and physical fitness programs and standards for certain employees of the office of the inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

HB 4048 amends Texas law to extend hazardous duty pay eligibility to investigators, inspectors, security officers, and apprehension specialists working in the Office of the Inspector General of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. The bill requires these employees to receive hazardous duty pay if they have routine direct contact with youth in residential facilities or under supervision, and have completed 12 months of service. It also ensures these roles are compensated under Schedule C of the state's position classification salary schedule, aligning them with similar law enforcement positions. This change directly affects approximately 50-60 employees in the Inspector General's office who perform high-risk investigative or security duties.