Texas Government Code Title 4, Chapter 492 - Texas Board Of Criminal Justice: General Duties; Membership

• Texas Section 492.001 - Control Over Department
  The board governs the department. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg.,...
• Texas Section 492.0011 - Private Sector Prison Industries Program Management
  (a) The board shall approve, certify, and supervise private sector prison industries programs operated by the department, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and county correctional...
• Texas Section 492.002 - Composition Of Board; Compensation Of Members
  (a) The board is composed of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The governor may not appoint...
• Texas Section 492.003 - Eligibility For Membership; Removal
  (a) Each member of the board must be representative of the general public. A person is not eligible for appointment as a member if the...
• Texas Section 492.0031 - Training Program For Members
  (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as...
• Texas Section 492.004 - Notice Of Qualifications, Responsibilities
  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to members of the board and to agency employees, as often as necessary, information regarding...
• Texas Section 492.005 - Organization Of Board
  (a) At the beginning of a governor's term, the governor shall designate one member of the board as chairman of the board. That member shall...
• Texas Section 492.006 - Board Meetings
  (a) The board shall meet at least once in each quarter of the calendar year at a site determined by the chairman. (b) The board...
• Texas Section 492.007 - Opportunity For Public To Appear Before Board
  The board by rule shall provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the...
• Texas Section 492.008 - Oaths; Examination Of Witnesses; Inquiries
  Each member of the board and the executive director, in the discharge of a duty, may administer oaths, summon and examine witnesses, and take other...
• Texas Section 492.009 - Seal
  (a) The board shall use an official seal to attest to official acts of the board. (b) The official seal must contain an engraved, five-pointed...
• Texas Section 492.010 - Suits By Board
  (a) The board may sue for the collection and enforcement of demands and debts owed to the department. The venue of a suit authorized by...
• Texas Section 492.012 - Sunset Provision
  The Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice are subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence...
• Texas Section 492.013 - General Powers And Duties Of Board
  (a) The board may adopt rules as necessary for its own procedures and for operation of the department. (b) The board shall employ an executive...
• Texas Section 492.0131 - Parole Rules, Policies, Procedures
  The board and the presiding officer of the Board of Pardons and Paroles shall jointly review all rules, policies, and procedures of the department and...
• Texas Section 492.014 - Headquarters
  (a) The board shall maintain headquarters in Austin. (b) The department shall maintain dual headquarters in Austin and Huntsville. The institutional division shall maintain its...
• Texas Section 492.015 - Use Of Technology
  The board shall implement a policy requiring the department to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the department's ability to perform its functions. The policy...
• Texas Section 492.016 - Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution
  (a) The board shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of: (1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of...
• Texas Section 492.017 - Legislative Appropriations Request
  (a) The board shall require the department to submit each legislative appropriations request, accompanied by the most recent report prepared by the community justice assistance...

Last modified: September 28, 2016