Relating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a managed assigned counsel program.

SB 1848 amends Texas Family Code provisions to allow confidential juvenile records to be shared with "managed assigned counsel programs" that appoint attorneys for indigent youth in juvenile court cases. Specifically, it adds a new exception (Section 58.004(b)(6)) permitting disclosure to these programs for determining a child’s financial eligibility for counsel or managing appointed attorneys. This directly affects juvenile court-appointed lawyers and state-funded counsel programs by clarifying their legal access to sealed records. The bill does not change existing restrictions on sharing records with victims, law enforcement, or other entities.