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TX Govt Code § 509.0041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division|Section 509.0041. Use of Risk and Needs Assessment Instrument

Sec. 509.0041.  USE OF RISK AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENT.  The division shall require each department to use the risk and needs assessment instrument adopted by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 501.0921 to assess each defendant at the time of the defendant's initial placement on community supervision and at other times as required by the comprehensive reentry and reintegration plan adopted under Section 501.092.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (S.B. 213), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 509.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division|Section 509.005. Inspections; Audits; Evaluations

Sec. 509.005.  INSPECTIONS;  AUDITS;  EVALUATIONS.  The community justice assistance division shall from time to time inspect and evaluate and the internal audit division may at any reasonable time conduct an audit of the financial, program compliance, or performance records of a department to determine:(1)  compliance with the division's rules and standards;(2)  economical and efficient use of resources;(3)  accomplishment of goals and objectives;(4)  reliability and integrity of information;  and(5)  safeguarding of assets.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.26(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 490, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 509.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division|Section 509.008. Officer Certification

Sec. 509.008.  OFFICER CERTIFICATION.  (a)  The division shall establish officer certification programs for department residential officers and department supervision officers.  A program must include coursework relating to the proper performance of the officer's duties and an examination prepared by the division administered at the conclusion of the coursework.  The examination must test officers on knowledge required for the proper performance of their duties.  An officer who satisfactorily completes the coursework and examination shall be certified.(b)  Except as provided by Subsections (d), (e), and (f), a department may not continue to employ an officer unless the officer was exempt from certification requirements on September 1, 1989, or satisfactorily completes the coursework and examination required by this section not later than the first anniversary of the date on which the officer begins employment with the department.(c)  The division shall provide adequate notification of the results of examinations and provide other relevant information regarding examinations as requested by examinees.(d)  The division may extend the period for the coursework and examination requirements for an officer under Subsection (b) or (f) for an additional period not to exceed one year because:(1)  the department has a need to increase hiring to reduce caseloads to a level necessary to receive full state aid;  or(2)  an extenuating circumstance, as determined by the division director, prevents the officer from completing the coursework and examination within the required period.(e)  The division may waive certification requirements other than a fee requirement for an applicant with a valid certificate from another state that has certification requirements substantially similar to those of this state.(f)  A department may not continue to employ a residential officer unless the officer successfully completes the coursework and examination requirement under this section before the first anniversary of the date on which the officer begins the officer's assignment to a residential facility.(g)  The division may deny, revoke, or suspend a certification or may reprimand an officer for a violation of a standard adopted under this chapter.(h)  If the division proposes to deny, revoke, or suspend an officer's certification or to reprimand an officer, the officer is entitled to a hearing before the division or a hearings examiner appointed by the division.  The division shall adopt procedures for appeals by officers of decisions made by the division to deny, revoke, or suspend a certification or to reprimand an officer.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.27(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 509.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division|Section 509.009. Training

Sec. 509.009.  TRAINING.  The division may provide pre-service, in-service, and educational training and technical assistance to departments to promote compliance with the standards under this chapter and to assist departments in improving the operation of department services.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 509.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division|Section 509.010. Public Meeting

Sec. 509.010.  PUBLIC MEETING.  (a)  The division may not take an action under Sections 509.006(a)(1) through (6) relating to a community corrections facility established after August 31, 1989, unless a public meeting is held about the proposed action before the action is taken.(b)  Before the 30th day before the date of the meeting, the division, the department that the facility is to serve, or a vendor proposing to operate the facility shall:(1)  publish by advertisement that is not less than 3-1/2 inches by 5 inches notice of the date, hour, place, and subject of the hearing required by Subsection (a) in three consecutive issues of a newspaper of, or in newspapers that collectively have, general circulation in the county in which the proposed facility is to be located; and(2)  mail a copy of the notice to each police chief, sheriff, city council member, mayor, county commissioner, county judge, school board member, state representative, and state senator who serves or represents the area in which the proposed facility is to be located, unless the proposed facility has been previously authorized to operate at a particular location as part of a community justice plan submitted by a community justice council under Section 509.007.(c)  If a private vendor, other than a private vendor that operates as a nonprofit corporation, proposes to operate a facility that is the subject of a public meeting under this section, the private vendor is responsible for the costs of providing notice and holding the public meeting required by this section.(d)  In describing the subject of a hearing for purposes of publishing notice under this section, the notice must specifically state the address of the facility on which a proposed action is to be taken and describe the proposed action.(e)  The division, a department, or a private vendor shall hold a public meeting required by Subsection (a) at a site as close as practicable to the location at which the proposed action is to be taken.  The division, department, or vendor may not hold the meeting on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday and must begin the meeting after 6 p.m.(f)  A department, a county, a municipality, or a combination involving more than one of those entities may not take an action under Section 76.010 unless the entity or entities hold a public meeting before the action is taken, with notice provided and the hearing to be held in the same manner as provided by Subsections (a) through (e).|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 478, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (S.B. 213), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 1930), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 509.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division|Section 509.012. Refusal or Suspension of State Aid

Sec. 509.012.  REFUSAL OR SUSPENSION OF STATE AID.  (a)  The division shall take one or more of the following actions against a department that the division determines is not in substantial compliance with division standards or requirements adopted under Sections 509.003 through 509.006:(1)  a reduction, refusal, or suspension of payment of state aid to the department;  or(2)  an imposition of budget control over the department.(b)  The board shall provide for notice and a hearing in cases in which the division proposes to take an action authorized by this section, other than a refusal by the division to provide discretionary grant funding or a reduction by the division of discretionary grant funding during a funding cycle.  The division shall define with specificity the conduct that constitutes substantial noncompliance with division standards and shall establish the procedures to be used in imposing or waiving a sanction authorized by this section, subject to approval of the definition and the procedures by adoption by the board.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 12.29(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 509.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division|Section 509.013. Grant Program Administration

Sec. 509.013.  GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.  (a)  In this section, "grant program" means a grant program administered by the division through which the division awards grants to departments through an application process.(b)  The division shall:(1)  establish goals for each grant program that are consistent with the purposes described by Section 509.002 and the mission of the division;(2)  establish grant application, review, award, and evaluation processes;(3)  establish the process by which and grounds on which an applicant may appeal a decision of the division regarding a grant application;(4)  establish and maintain a system to routinely monitor grant performance;(5)  establish and make available to the public:(A)  all criteria used in evaluating grant applications; and(B)  all factors used to measure grant program performance;(6)  publish on the division's Internet website for each grant awarded:(A)  the amount awarded;(B)  the method used in scoring the grant applications and the results of that scoring; and(C)  additional information describing the methods used to make the funding determination; and(7)  require each department to submit program-specific outcome data for the division's use in making grant awards and funding decisions.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (S.B. 213), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 509.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division|Section 509.014. Study Regarding Performance-Based Funding

Sec. 509.014.  STUDY REGARDING PERFORMANCE-BASED FUNDING.  (a)  The division shall:(1)  review the funding formulas specified under Section 509.011 and study the feasibility of adopting performance-based funding formulas, including whether the formulas should take into consideration an offender's risk level or other appropriate factors in allocating funding; and(2)  make recommendations for modifying the current funding formulas.(b)  In conducting the study and making recommendations under Subsection (a), the division shall:(1)  seek input from departments, the judicial advisory council established under Section 493.003(b), and other relevant interest groups; and(2)  in consultation with the Legislative Budget Board, determine the impact of any recommendations on the allocation of the division's funds as projected by the Legislative Budget Board.(c)  The division shall include in the reports prepared under Sections 509.004(c) and 509.016(c):(1)  the findings of the study;(2)  any recommendations regarding modifying the funding formulas; and(3)  the projected impact of the recommendations on the allocation of the division's funds.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1154 (S.B. 213), Sec. 23, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Govt Code § 509.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division|Section 509.015. Treatment Standards for Certain State Jail Felonies

Sec. 509.015.  TREATMENT STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN STATE JAIL FELONIES.  The division shall propose and the board shall adopt best practices standards for substance abuse treatment conditions imposed under Article 42A.554(c), Code of Criminal Procedure.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1122, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.58, eff. January 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 509.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division|Section 509.017. Special Allocation for Certain Defendants Placed on State Jail Felony Community Supervision

Sec. 509.017.  SPECIAL ALLOCATION FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS PLACED ON STATE JAIL FELONY COMMUNITY SUPERVISION.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall adopt policies and procedures to:(1)  determine the cost savings to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice realized through the release of defendants on community supervision under Article 42A.551(d)(2)(B), Code of Criminal Procedure; and(2)  provide 30 percent of that cost savings to the division to be allocated to individual departments and used for the same purpose that state aid is used under Section 509.011.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1195 (S.B. 1173), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.59, eff. January 1, 2017.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (e).
TX Govt Code § 509.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 509 - Community Justice Assistance Division|Section 509.018. Family Violence Pretrial Diversion Pilot Program

Sec. 509.018.  FAMILY VIOLENCE PRETRIAL DIVERSION PILOT PROGRAM.  (a)  In this section, "family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.(b)  To reduce rates of family violence recidivism, the division shall collaborate with judges in Bexar County who have jurisdiction over cases involving family violence to establish a family violence pretrial diversion pilot program for individuals who are charged with an offense involving family violence and who suffer from a substance abuse disorder or chemical dependency.(c)  The pretrial diversion pilot program developed under this section shall include:(1)  assessment instruments to accurately analyze the needs of pilot program participants;(2)  a comprehensive substance abuse disorder and chemical dependency treatment program that includes case managers, clinicians, peer mentors, or recovery coaches;(3)  in collaboration with law enforcement agencies, a procedure to rapidly respond to pilot program participants who fail to comply with pilot program requirements, including, when appropriate, immediate removal from the pilot program; and(4)  the use of a video teleconferencing system in court to facilitate the cooperation of witnesses in the criminal justice system and to reduce costs associated with transporting defendants.(d)  The division shall review the pilot program established under this section and submit a report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the legislature not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year.  The report must include:(1)  a summary of the status and results of the pilot program;(2)  an analysis of the effectiveness of the pilot program in reducing the rate of family violence recidivism among individuals charged with an offense involving family violence and suffering from a substance abuse disorder or chemical dependency;(3)  sources of funding available to extend the pilot program to other counties or for a longer period of time, including available local, state, and federal funding sources; and(4)  any legislative or other recommendations.(e)  This section expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 896 (H.B. 3529), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 511.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.001. Definitions

Sec. 511.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commission" means the Commission on Jail Standards.(2)  "Correctional facility" means a facility operated by a county, a municipality, or a private vendor for the confinement of a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense.(3)  "County jail" means a facility operated by or for a county for the confinement of persons accused or convicted of an offense.(4)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.(5)  "Federal prisoner" means a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a violation of a federal law.(6)  "Inmate" means a person arrested for, charged with, or convicted of a criminal offense of this state or another state of the United States and confined in a county jail, a municipal jail, or a correctional facility operated by a county, a municipality, or a private vendor.(7)  "Prisoner" means a person confined in a county jail.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 511.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.002. Commission

Sec. 511.002.  COMMISSION.  The Commission on Jail Standards is an agency of the state.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 511.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.003. Sunset Provision

Sec. 511.003.  SUNSET PROVISION.  The Commission on Jail Standards is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act).  Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the commission is abolished September 1, 2033.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 17, Sec. 3.03, eff. Nov. 12, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1009), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 511.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.004. Membership; Terms; Vacancies

Sec. 511.004.  MEMBERSHIP;  TERMS;  VACANCIES.  (a)  The commission consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.  One member must be a sheriff of a county with a population of more than 35,000, one must be a sheriff of a county with a population of 35,000 or less, one must be a county judge, one must be a county commissioner, one must be a practitioner of medicine licensed by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners, and the other four must be representatives of the general public. At least one of the four citizen members must be from a county with a population of 35,000 or less.(b)  The sheriffs, county judge, and county commissioner appointed to the commission shall perform the duties of a member in addition to their other duties.(c)  Members serve for terms of six years with the terms of one-third of the members expiring on January 31 of each odd-numbered year.(d)  If a sheriff, county judge, or county commissioner member of the commission ceases to be sheriff, county judge, or county commissioner, the person's position on the commission becomes vacant.(e)  A person appointed to fill a vacancy must have the same qualifications for appointment as the member who vacated the position.(f)  Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.(g)  A person is not eligible for appointment as a public member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:(1)  is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of law enforcement;(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity, county jail, or other organization regulated by the commission or receiving funds from the commission;(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by the commission or receiving funds from the commission; or(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the commission, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1009), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 511.00405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 4 - Executive Branch|Subtitle G - Corrections|Chapter 511 - Commission on Jail Standards|Section 511.00405. Training

Sec. 511.00405.  TRAINING.  (a)  A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.(b)  The training program must provide the person with information regarding:(1)  the law governing commission operations;(2)  the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the commission;(3)  the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;(4)  the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;(5)  the requirements of:(A)  laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and(B)  other laws applicable to members of a state policy-making body in performing their duties; and(6)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission.(c)  A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.(d)  The executive director of the commission shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b).  The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission.  Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.|Redesignated from Government Code, Sec. 511.004(h), (i), (j) and amended by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 254 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|