Texas Government Code Title 2, Chapter 79 - Texas Indigent Defense Commission

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 79.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Assigned counsel program" means a system under which private attorneys, acting as independent contractors and compensated with public funds, are individually...

SUBCHAPTER B ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 79.002 - Establishment Of Commission
  (a) The Texas Indigent Defense Commission is established as a permanent standing committee of the council. (b) The commission operates under the direction and supervision...
• Texas Section 79.011 - Establishment Of Board; Composition
  (a) The commission is governed by a board consisting of eight ex officio members and five appointive members. (b) Except as provided by Section 79.033(b),...
• Texas Section 79.012 - Executive Director
  (a) The executive director is appointed by the board. (b) The executive director: (1) must be a licensed attorney; (2) must demonstrate an interest in...
• Texas Section 79.013 - Ex Officio Members
  The ex officio members of the board are: (1) the following six members of the council: (A) the chief justice of the supreme court; (B)...
• Texas Section 79.014 - Appointments
  (a) The governor shall appoint with the advice and consent of the senate five members of the board as follows: (1) one member who is...
• Texas Section 79.015 - Presiding Officer
  The board shall select a chair from among its members. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 984 (H.B. 1754), Sec. 1, eff. September...
• Texas Section 79.016 - Disclosure Required
  (a) A board member who is a chief public defender for or an attorney employed by an entity that applies for funds under Section 79.037...
• Texas Section 79.017 - Vacancies
  A vacancy on the board must be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd...
• Texas Section 79.018 - Meetings; Quorum; Voting
  (a) The board shall meet at least four times each year and at such other times as it considers necessary or convenient to perform its...
• Texas Section 79.019 - Compensation
  A board member may not receive compensation for services on the board but is entitled to be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in...
• Texas Section 79.020 - Immunity From Liability
  A member of the board performing duties on behalf of the board is not liable for damages arising from an act or omission within the...

SUBCHAPTER C GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION

• Texas Section 79.021 - Rules
  The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 984 (H.B. 1754), Sec. 1, eff....
• Texas Section 79.031 - Fair Defense Account
  The fair defense account is an account in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only to: (1) the commission for the purpose of...
• Texas Section 79.032 - Acceptance Of Gifts, Grants, And Other Funds; State Grants Team
  (a) The commission may accept gifts, grants, and other funds from any public or private source to pay expenses incurred in performing its duties under...
• Texas Section 79.033 - Administrative Attachment; Support; Budget
  (a) The commission is administratively attached to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System. (b) The office of court administration shall provide...
• Texas Section 79.034 - Policies And Standards
  (a) The commission shall develop policies and standards for providing legal representation and other defense services to indigent defendants at trial, on appeal, and in...
• Texas Section 79.035 - County Reporting Plan; Commission Reports
  (a) The commission shall develop a plan that establishes statewide requirements for counties relating to reporting indigent defense information. The plan must include provisions designed...
• Texas Section 79.036 - Indigent Defense Information
  (a) Not later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year and in the form and manner prescribed by the commission, each county shall prepare and...
• Texas Section 79.037 - Technical Support; Grants
  (a) The commission shall: (1) provide technical support to: (A) assist counties in improving their indigent defense systems; and (B) promote compliance by counties with...
• Texas Section 79.039 - Exoneration Report
  (a) Each legal clinic or program in this state that is operated by a law school and that receives financial support from the commission shall...
• Texas Section 79.040 - Indigent Defense Information System
  (a) By entering into an interlocal contract with one or more counties under Chapter 791, the commission may participate and assist counties in the creation,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016