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TX Loc Govt Code § 351.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.158. Levy of Taxes

Sec. 351.158.  LEVY OF TAXES.  (a)  The board may annually levy taxes to pay the bonds authorized under Section 351.149 and issued by the district, but the district may not levy taxes to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this subchapter.(b)  The board may levy taxes for the entire year in which the district is created.(c)  The board shall levy taxes on all property in the district subject to district taxation.(d)  In setting the tax rate, the board shall take into consideration the income of the district from sources other than taxation.  On determination of the amount of tax required to be levied, the board shall make the levy and certify it to the tax assessor-collector.(e)  Title 1 of the Tax Code governs the appraisal, assessment, and collection of district taxes.(f)  The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by Title 1 of the Tax Code.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter G. Jail District|Section 351.159. Dissolution of District

Sec. 351.159.  DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  After a district has completed all construction, acquisition, and improvement of jail facilities provided in the plans approved by the board and has conveyed those facilities to a receiving county under this subchapter and after all bonds and other indebtedness of the district are paid in full, the district may be dissolved in the manner provided by Subsection (b).(b)  A district is dissolved if:(1)  the board adopts a resolution dissolving the district;(2)  a majority of the commissioners courts of the counties in the district vote to dissolve the district; or(3)  a majority of the registered voters in a majority of the counties in the district vote to dissolve the district in referendum elections.(c)  A referendum election on whether to dissolve a district shall be called by the commissioners court of a county in the district if 10 percent or more of the registered voters in the county petition the commissioners court for such an election.(d)  If, at the time a district is dissolved, the district has any surplus funds in any of its accounts, the board shall transfer those funds to the county entity that assumes jurisdiction over the facilities conveyed by the district, and the county receiving the funds shall use those funds to maintain the facilities conveyed.(e)  On the dissolution of a district, the district ceases to exist and the board shall continue in existence only for the purpose of transferring district funds and disposing of district assets.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.181 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter H. County Correctional Centers|Section 351.181. Establishment

Sec. 351.181.  ESTABLISHMENT.  The commissioners court of a county may establish a county correctional center after receiving the written consent of the sheriff.  A sheriff may not unreasonably withhold consent under this subsection.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.182 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter H. County Correctional Centers|Section 351.182. Powers and Duties of Sheriff

Sec. 351.182.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF SHERIFF.  The sheriff of the county in which a county correctional center has been established is responsible for the operation of the center, but must consult with the director of the community supervision and corrections department serving the county about issues relating to probationers participating in county correctional center programs.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.183 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter H. County Correctional Centers|Section 351.183. Programs

Sec. 351.183.  PROGRAMS.  The sheriff, through a county correctional center program, may:(1)  house and provide work programs and counseling for:(A)  persons convicted of misdemeanors and sentenced to a term of confinement in county jail;(B)  persons required as a condition of misdemeanor or felony probation to serve a term of confinement in county jail;  or(C)  persons required to serve a term of confinement in county jail as punishment for violation of a condition of misdemeanor or felony probation;  or(2)  in cooperation with the community supervision and corrections department serving the county, operate work programs and counseling programs for persons required as a condition of misdemeanor or felony probation to participate in those programs.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.184 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter H. County Correctional Centers|Section 351.184. Certification

Sec. 351.184.  CERTIFICATION.  (a)  To certify county correctional centers as eligible for state funding under Section 509.011(b)(6), Government Code, the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with the assistance of the Commission on Jail Standards, shall develop standards for the physical plant and operations of county correctional centers.(b)  The Texas Department of Criminal Justice and the Commission on Jail Standards shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes their respective responsibilities in certifying county correctional centers.  The community justice assistance division shall coordinate the development of the memorandum of understanding.  The commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice by rule shall adopt the memorandum of understanding.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 25, Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 1990;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.185 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter H. County Correctional Centers|Section 351.185. Payment of State Aid

Sec. 351.185.  PAYMENT OF STATE AID.  (a)  On or after the effective date of this section, a county may apply to the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for state aid funded in the General Appropriations Act for residential services or the community corrections program.(b)  The sheriff shall deposit all state aid received under this section in the county treasury to be used solely for the purposes of the county correctional center program.  The community justice assistance division may audit state aid received under this section.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.186 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter H. County Correctional Centers|Section 351.186. Reports

Sec. 351.186.  REPORTS.  The sheriff of a county receiving state aid under this subchapter shall submit reports as required by the community justice assistance division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 3.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter I. County Jail Industries Program|Section 351.201. County Jail Industries Program

Sec. 351.201.  COUNTY JAIL INDUSTRIES PROGRAM.  (a)  A commissioners court by order may establish a county jail industries program.  The sheriff may allow inmate participation in the county jail industries program in carrying out his constitutional and statutory duties.(b)  The purposes for which a county jail industries program may be established are to:(1)  provide adequate, regular, and suitable employment for the vocational training of inmates;(2)  reimburse the county for expenses caused by the crimes of inmates and the cost of their confinement;  or(3)  provide for the distribution of articles and products produced under this subchapter to:(A)  offices of the county and offices of political subdivisions located in whole or in part in the county;  and(B)  nonprofit organizations that provide services to the general public and enhance social welfare and the general well-being of the community.(c)  A commissioners court, in an order establishing a county jail industries program, shall, with the approval of the sheriff:(1)  designate the county official or officials responsible for management of the program;  and(2)  designate the county official or officials responsible for determining which inmates are allowed to participate in a county jail industries program.(d)  An order of a commissioners court establishing a county jail industries program, though not limited to, may provide for any of the following:(1)  an advisory committee;(2)  the priorities under which the county jail industries program is to be administered;(3)  procedures to determine the articles and products to be produced under this subchapter;(4)  procedures to determine the sales price of articles and products produced under this subchapter;  and(5)  procedures for the development of specifications for articles and products produced under this subchapter.(e)  A county jail industries program may be operated at the county jail, workfarm, or workhouse or at any other suitable location.(f)  An inmate does not have a right to participate in a county jail industries program, and neither the sheriff, county judge, or commissioners nor any other county official or employee may be held liable for failing to provide a county jail industries program.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 578, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter I. County Jail Industries Program|Section 351.202. Revenue

Sec. 351.202.  REVENUE.  Money received from the operation of a county jail industries program shall be deposited in the general revenue fund of the county to be used as reimbursement for the cost of inmate confinement.  The cost to a county for an inmate's participation in a county jail industries program is considered to be a part of the cost of confinement of the inmate.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 578, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 1993.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter J. County Adult Sexual Assault Response Teams|Section 351.251. Definitions

Sec. 351.251.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Adult" means an individual who is not a child as defined by Section 101.003, Family Code.(2)  "Response team" means a multidisciplinary team established under this subchapter to strengthen the collaborative response and enhance health and judicial outcomes for sexual assault survivors who are adults.(3)  "Sexual assault program" means a program that:(A)  operates independently from a law enforcement agency or prosecutor's office;(B)  is operated by a local public or private nonprofit corporation either independently or as part of a municipal, county, or state agency; and(C)  provides the minimum services, as defined by Section 420.003, Government Code, to adult survivors of stranger and non-stranger sexual assault.(4)  "Survivor" means an individual who is a victim of a sexual assault or other sex offense, regardless of whether a police report is filed for the incident.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter J. County Adult Sexual Assault Response Teams|Section 351.252. Establishment

Sec. 351.252.  ESTABLISHMENT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commissioners court of each county shall establish an adult sexual assault response team that includes the following members appointed by the commissioners court:(1)  the chief administrator, or the chief administrator's designee, of a sexual assault program that provides services for the county;(2)  a prosecutor with jurisdiction in the county over cases involving sexual assault committed against adults;(3)  the chief, or the chief's designee, of the municipal police department with the largest population in the county, provided a municipality in the county has a municipal police department;(4)  the sheriff or the sheriff's designee;(5)  either:(A)  a sexual assault nurse examiner or forensic examiner from a facility that conducts sexual assault forensic exams for the county; or(B)  a representative from the largest health care provider operating in the county if the county does not have a professional described by Paragraph (A);(6)  a behavioral health services provider operating in the county or, if the county does not have a behavioral health services provider, a representative from the county health department; and(7)  other persons the presiding officer of the response team considers necessary for the operation of the response team or as recommended by the response team.(b)  Two or more counties, each with a population of 250,000 or less, within a contiguous area may partner to form a multicounty response team.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter J. County Adult Sexual Assault Response Teams|Section 351.253. Presiding Officer

Sec. 351.253.  PRESIDING OFFICER.  The response team shall elect a presiding officer from among its members.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter J. County Adult Sexual Assault Response Teams|Section 351.254. Meetings

Sec. 351.254.  MEETINGS.  (a)  A response team shall meet:(1)  at least quarterly at a time determined by the presiding officer;(2)  not later than the 90th day after the last day of a regular legislative session to review and amend as necessary any protocols, forms, or guidelines developed under this subchapter; and (3)  at any other time at the call of the presiding officer.(b)  If a response team member is unable to participate in a response team meeting, the member or entity the member is representing may designate another individual to represent the member or entity at the meeting.  Each  member or a designee of that member must participate in all response team meetings.(c)  A response team member must attend the quarterly meetings held as required under Subsection (a)(1) to participate in response team functions.(d)  A response team shall meet independently of a children's advocacy center multidisciplinary team described by Section 264.406, Family Code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter J. County Adult Sexual Assault Response Teams|Section 351.255. Vacancies

Sec. 351.255.  VACANCIES.  The commissioners court of a county shall fill a vacancy for a response team member not later than the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs and in the same manner as the original appointment.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter J. County Adult Sexual Assault Response Teams|Section 351.256. Adult Sexual Assault Response Protocol

Sec. 351.256.  ADULT SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE PROTOCOL.  (a)  A response team shall develop a written protocol addressing the coordinated response for adult survivors in the county that includes:(1)  the procedures to be used in investigating and prosecuting cases arising from a report of sexual assault;(2)  interagency information sharing, in accordance with state and federal law, to ensure the timely exchange of relevant information and enhance the response to survivors;(3)  the location and accessibility of sexual assault forensic examinations;(4)  information on the availability of and access to medical care when the care is clinically indicated;(5)  a requirement to ensure survivors are offered access to sexual assault program advocates, as defined by Section 420.003, Government Code;(6)  information on the availability of and access to mental and behavioral health services;(7)  a requirement to ensure that relevant law enforcement agencies notify survivors in a timely manner regarding the status of any criminal case and court proceeding;(8)  an assessment of relevant community trends, including drug-facilitated sexual assault, the incidence of predatory date rape, and sex trafficking;(9)  a biennial evaluation through sexual assault case reviews of the effectiveness of individual agency and interagency protocols and systems;(10)  at least four hours of annual cross-agency training on the dynamics of sexual assault for response team members participating in the quarterly meetings as required by Section 351.254(c); and(11)  procedures for addressing conflicts within the response team and for maintaining the confidentiality of information shared among response team members as required by law.(b)  In developing a protocol under this section, the response team:(1)  shall consider Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure;(2)  may provide different procedures for use within a particular municipality or area of the county served by the response team; and(3)  shall prioritize the health and safety of survivors.(c)  The purpose of the protocol developed under this section is to ensure coordination between all agencies involved in sexual assault cases to increase the efficacy of response and to minimize survivor traumatization.  The response team shall provide the protocol to each agency in the county that responds to disclosures of sexual assault.(d)  Failure to follow a protocol developed under this section does not:(1)  constitute the basis for a claim or defense to a civil or criminal action; or(2)  preclude the admissibility of evidence.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter J. County Adult Sexual Assault Response Teams|Section 351.257. Report

Sec. 351.257.  REPORT.  Not later than December 1 of each odd-numbered year, a response team shall provide to the commissioners court of each county the response team serves a report that includes:(1)  a list of response team members able to participate in the quarterly meetings required by Section 351.254(c);(2)  a copy of the written protocol developed under Section 351.256; and(3)  either:(A)  a biennial summary detailing:(i)  the number of sexual assault reports received by local law enforcement agencies;(ii)  the number of investigations conducted as a result of those reports;(iii)  the number of indictments presented in connection with a report and the disposition of those cases; and(iv)  the number of reports of sexual assault for which no indictment was presented; or(B)  an explanation of the reason the response team failed to provide the information described by Paragraph (A).|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 351.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 11 - Public Safety|Subtitle B - County Public Safety|Chapter 351 - County Jails and Law Enforcement|Subchapter J. County Adult Sexual Assault Response Teams|Section 351.258. Meetings and Records; Confidentiality

Sec. 351.258.  MEETINGS AND RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY.  (a)  A response team meeting is not subject to Chapter 551, Government Code.(b)  This section does not prohibit a response team from requesting or allowing the attendance of a person who is not a response team member at a response team meeting.(c)  Information and records acquired by a response team in the exercise of its purpose and duties under this subchapter are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, and may only be disclosed as necessary to implement the response team's purpose and duties.(d)  A report or a statistical compilation of data reports created by the response team is public information subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, provided the report or compilation does not contain any personally identifiable information.(e)  Information, documents, and records of the response team that are confidential under this section are not subject to subpoena or discovery and may not be introduced into evidence in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding, except that information, documents, and records otherwise available from other sources are not immune from subpoena, discovery, or introduction into evidence solely because that information or those documents or records were presented during a response team meeting or maintained by the response team.(f)  A response team may only review a sexual assault case of an adult survivor with the signed, written consent of the survivor.  The consent must specify:(1)  the information or records covered by the release;(2)  the reason or purpose for the release; and(3)  the person or agency to which the information is to be released.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 476), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|