Sec. 72.102. TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP. (a) The task force consists of:
(1) one member from the office, appointed by the director;
(2) 16 members appointed by the presiding officer of the task force as follows:
(A) one member from the bureau of identification and records of the Department of Public Safety;
(B) one member from a statewide family violence advocacy organization;
(C) one member from a statewide sexual assault advocacy organization;
(D) one member who is a prosecuting attorney with experience in obtaining protective orders in cases involving family violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking;
(E) one member who is a magistrate with experience in issuing orders for emergency protection under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure;
(F) one member who is a judge or an associate judge with experience in issuing protective orders in cases involving family violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking;
(G) one member from The University of Texas School of Law Domestic Violence Clinic;
(H) one member who is from an organization that receives federal funding under the legal assistance for victims grant program and who has expertise in issues related to family violence, sexual assault, or stalking;
(I) two members from a law enforcement agency, including one member who is a constable;
(J) one member from the Texas Center for the Judiciary;
(K) one member from the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center;
(L) one member from the Texas Justice Court Training Center;
(M) one member from the County and District Clerks' Association of Texas;
(N) one member from the child support division of the office of the attorney general; and
(O) one member from the Texas Education Agency; and
(3) any other member whom the presiding officer determines to be appropriate and who consents to serve on the task force.
(b) The presiding officer of the task force is the member who represents the office.
(c) Appointed members of the task force serve at the will of the appointing authority. A vacancy on the task force must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 564 (H.B. 2455), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2015.
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