UCC in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system stands for Unit Classification Committee, and SCC is the State Classification Committee. The UCC is extremely powerful at the unit level, and is responsible for monitoring safety and determining custody classification changes. Trans persons are supposed to be reviewed twice a year for safety concerns by the UCC, but often this is a pro forma review simply to check off a box. UCC also makes recommendations for safekeeping designation.
Recommendations by UCC for safekeeping, unit transfers, and other issues are forwarded to the SCC for approval.