Texas Government Code Title 4, Chapter 444 - Texas Commission On The Arts
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 444.001 - Commission
The Texas Commission on the Arts is an agency of the state. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
- Texas Section 444.002 - Application Of Sunset, Open Meetings, And Administrative Procedures Laws
(a) The Texas Commission on the Arts is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the...
- Texas Section 444.003 - Composition; Terms
(a) The commission is composed of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The members must represent a...
- Texas Section 444.004 - Compensation
(a) A member of the commission is entitled to per diem as set by legislative appropriation for each day that the member engages in commission...
- Texas Section 444.005 - Officers
The governor shall designate a member of the commission as the presiding officer of the commission to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of...
- Texas Section 444.006 - Conflict Of Interest; Removal Provisions
(a) A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission if the person is required...
- Texas Section 444.007 - Responsibilities Of Commission, Executive Director And Staff
(a) The commission may employ an executive director. The executive director shall hire the staff of the commission. (b) The commission shall develop and implement...
- Texas Section 444.008 - Meetings
(a) The commission may meet at the times and places within the state that the commission designates. (b) The commission shall develop and implement policies...
- Texas Section 444.009 - Rules
The commission may adopt rules to govern itself, its officers, and its committees and may prescribe the duties of its officers, consultants, and employees. Acts...
- Texas Section 444.010 - Employment Practices
(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program that addresses opportunities for mobility and advancement for employees...
- Texas Section 444.011 - Standards Of Conduct
The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to members of the commission and to commission employees, as often as necessary, information regarding...
- Texas Section 444.012 - Complaints
(a) The commission shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the commission. The commission shall maintain information about parties...
- Texas Section 444.013 - Accessibility
The commission shall comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility. The executive director shall also prepare and maintain a written...
- Texas Section 444.014 - Training
(a) The commission shall establish a training program for commission members. (b) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member...
- Texas Section 444.015 - Use Of Technology
The commission shall implement a policy requiring the commission to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the commission's ability to perform its functions. The policy...
SUBCHAPTER B POWERS AND DUTIES; FUNDING
- Texas Section 444.016 - Negotiated Rulemaking And Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy
(a) The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of: (1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of...
- Texas Section 444.021 - General Duties
(a) The commission shall: (1) foster the development of a receptive climate for the arts that will culturally enrich and benefit state citizens in their...
- Texas Section 444.022 - Gathering Of Information
The commission may conduct research, investigations, and inquiries necessary to inform the commission of the development of the arts in the state. Acts 1987, 70th...
- Texas Section 444.023 - Committees; Consultants
(a) The commission may appoint committees from its membership and prescribe their duties. (b) The commission may appoint consultants to the commission. In appointing consultants,...
- Texas Section 444.024 - Grants
(a) The commission may award grants in accordance with the commission's mission to advance the state economically and culturally by investing in the arts in...
- Texas Section 444.025 - Donations; Appropriations; Licensing And Sales Revenue; Audit
(a) The commission may accept on behalf of the state donations of money, property, and art objects as it determines best further the orderly development...
- Texas Section 444.027 - Texas Commission On The Arts Operating Fund
(a) The Texas Commission on the Arts operating fund is a special fund in the state treasury. (b) Money deposited to the credit of the...
- Texas Section 444.029 - Expenditures For Fine Arts Projects On Certain Public Construction Projects
(a) Any using agency exempt from Chapter 2166 under Section 2166.003 and any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state undertaking a public...
- Texas Section 444.030 - Memoranda Of Understanding With Other State Agencies
(a) The commission shall initiate negotiations for and enter into a memorandum of understanding with each state agency involved in the arts to cooperate in...
- Texas Section 444.031 - Cultural And Fine Arts District Program
(a) The commission shall develop a cultural and fine arts district program to designate districts that significantly contribute to the culture and fine arts of...
- Texas Section 444.032 - Texas Music Project
(a) The commission shall develop and implement a Texas music compact disc project under which the commission shall create, promote, and distribute a series of...
Last modified: September 28, 2016