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TX Hum Res Code § 246.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle C - Secure Facilities|Chapter 246 - Industries Program|Section 246.003. Pay and Distribution of Pay

Sec. 246.003.  PAY AND DISTRIBUTION OF PAY.  The department shall apportion wages earned by a child working under the industries program in amounts determined at the discretion of the department, in the following priority:(1)  a person to whom the child has been ordered by a court or to whom the child has agreed to pay restitution;(2)  a person to whom the child has been ordered by a court to pay child support;(3)  the compensation to victims of crime fund or the compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund; and(4)  the child's student account.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.008, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 246.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle C - Secure Facilities|Chapter 246 - Industries Program|Section 246.004. Industries Fund

Sec. 246.004.  INDUSTRIES FUND.  (a)  A Texas Juvenile Justice Department industries program fund is created in the state treasury.(b)  Proceeds from the operation of the industries program shall be deposited in the fund.(c)  Money from the fund may be appropriated only for use by the department for the administration of this chapter.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.008, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 246.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle C - Secure Facilities|Chapter 246 - Industries Program|Section 246.005. Contracts

Sec. 246.005.  CONTRACTS.  To encourage the development and expansion of the industries program, the department may enter into necessary contracts related to the program.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.008, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 246.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle C - Secure Facilities|Chapter 246 - Industries Program|Section 246.006. Donations

Sec. 246.006.  DONATIONS.  The industries program may be financed through contributions donated for this purpose by private businesses contracting with the department.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.008, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 246.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle C - Secure Facilities|Chapter 246 - Industries Program|Section 246.007. Grants

Sec. 246.007.  GRANTS.  (a)  The department may accept a grant for the vocational rehabilitation of children.(b)  The department shall maintain a record of the receipt and disbursement of a grant and shall annually report to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives on the administration of grant funds.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.008, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 246.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle C - Secure Facilities|Chapter 246 - Industries Program|Section 246.008. Lease of Land

Sec. 246.008.  LEASE OF LAND.  (a)  The department may lease land owned by the department to a private business to expand and develop the industries program.(b)  The term of the lease may not exceed 20 years.(c)  The business must lease the land at fair market value.(d)  The business may construct a new facility on the land or convert an existing facility.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.008, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Hum Res Code § 246.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Human Resources Code|Title 12 - Juvenile Justice Services and Facilities|Subtitle C - Secure Facilities|Chapter 246 - Industries Program|Section 246.009. Optional Ad Valorem Tax Abatement

Sec. 246.009.  OPTIONAL AD VALOREM TAX ABATEMENT.  (a)  A business contracting with the department may enter into an ad valorem tax abatement agreement under Subchapters B and C, Chapter 312, Tax Code, with the governing body of the municipality and county in which the business is located.(b)  If an area in which businesses contracting with the department under this subchapter is designated as a reinvestment zone under Chapter 312, Tax Code, the area satisfies Section 312.202(a)(6), Tax Code, in that the area would be reasonably likely as a result of the designation to contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment or to attract major investment in the zone that would be a benefit to the property and that would contribute to the economic development of the entity designating the area as a reinvestment zone.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter I, Chapter 61 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.008, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Ins Code § 30.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 30 - General Provisions|Section 30.001. Purpose of Titles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 20

Sec. 30.001.  PURPOSE OF TITLES 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, AND 20.  (a)  This title and Titles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 20 are enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Section 323.007, Government Code.  The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.(b)  Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this title and Titles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 20 is to make the law encompassed by the titles more accessible and understandable by:(1)  rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;(2)  employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;(3)  eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions; and(4)  restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 17, eff. June 1, 2003;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 11.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 9, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 10, eff. April 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1A.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 30.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 30 - General Provisions|Section 30.002. Construction

Sec. 30.002.  CONSTRUCTION.  Except as provided by Section 30.003 and as otherwise expressly provided in this code, Chapter 311, Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of each provision in this title and in Titles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 20.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 17, eff. June 1, 2003;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 11.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 9, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 10, eff. April 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1A.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 30.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 30 - General Provisions|Section 30.003. Definition of Person

Sec. 30.003.  DEFINITION OF PERSON.  The definition of "person" assigned by Section 311.005, Government Code, does not apply to any provision in this title or in Title 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 20.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 17, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 11.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 9, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 10, eff. April 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1A.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 30.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 30 - General Provisions|Section 30.004. Reference in Law to Statute Revised by Title 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 20

Sec. 30.004.  REFERENCE IN LAW TO STATUTE REVISED BY TITLE 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, OR 20.  A reference in a law to a statute or a part of a statute revised by this title or by Title 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, or 20 is considered to be a reference to the part of this code that revises that statute or part of that statute.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 17, eff. June 1, 2003;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 11.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 9, eff. April 1, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 10, eff. April 1, 2007.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1A.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 33.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 33 - Standards of Conduct|Section 33.001. Application of Law Relating to Ethical Conduct

Sec. 33.001.  APPLICATION OF LAW RELATING TO ETHICAL CONDUCT.  The commissioner and each employee or agent of the department is subject to the code of ethics and the standard of conduct imposed by Chapter 572, Government Code, and any other law regulating the ethical conduct of state officers and employees.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Ins Code § 33.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 33 - Standards of Conduct|Section 33.002. Insurance Business Interest; Service as Commissioner

Sec. 33.002.  INSURANCE BUSINESS INTEREST;  SERVICE AS COMMISSIONER.  (a)  A person is not eligible for appointment as commissioner if the person, the person's spouse, or any other person who resides in the same household as the person:(1)  is registered, certified, or licensed by the department;(2)  is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving funds from the department;(3)  owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving funds from the department;  or(4)  uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the department, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law.(b)  A person is not eligible for appointment as commissioner if the person:(1)  is a stockholder, director, officer, attorney, agent, or employee of an insurance company, insurance agent, insurance broker, or insurance adjuster;  or(2)  is directly or indirectly interested in a business described by Subdivision (1).(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply to:(1)  a person solely because the person is insured by an insurer or is the beneficiary of insurance;  or(2)  a person who:(A)  is appointed as a receiver, liquidator, supervisor, or conservator of an insurer;  or(B)  is an employee of a receiver, liquidator, supervisor, or conservator of an insurer with respect to duties under that employment.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Ins Code § 33.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 33 - Standards of Conduct|Section 33.003. Insurance Business Interest; Employee

Sec. 33.003.  INSURANCE BUSINESS INTEREST;  EMPLOYEE.  (a)  A person who is a director, officer, attorney, agent, or employee of an insurance company, insurance agent, insurance broker, or insurance adjuster may not be employed by the department.(b)  A person who resides in the same household as a person who is an officer, managerial employee, or paid consultant in the insurance industry may not be employed in an exempt salary position as defined by the General Appropriations Act.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Ins Code § 33.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 33 - Standards of Conduct|Section 33.004. Trade Associations

Sec. 33.004.  TRADE ASSOCIATIONS.  (a)  A person who is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of insurance may not be:(1)  the commissioner;  or(2)  an employee of the department who is exempt from the state's position classification plan or is compensated at or above the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for step 1, salary group A17, of the position classification salary schedule.(b)  A person who is the spouse of an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a trade association in the field of insurance may not be:(1)  the commissioner;  or(2)  an employee of the department who is exempt from the state's position classification plan or is compensated at or above the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for step 1, salary group A17, of the position classification salary schedule.(c)  In this section, "trade association" means a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Ins Code § 33.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 33 - Standards of Conduct|Section 33.005. Lobbying Activities

Sec. 33.005.  LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.  A person may not serve as the commissioner or act as the general counsel to the commissioner if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the department.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Ins Code § 33.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 33 - Standards of Conduct|Section 33.006. Former Service

Sec. 33.006.  FORMER SERVICE.  A person may not serve as the commissioner if the person served as a member of the State Board of Insurance.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Ins Code § 33.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 33 - Standards of Conduct|Section 33.007. Prohibited Representation

Sec. 33.007.  PROHIBITED REPRESENTATION.  (a)  A person who served as the commissioner, the general counsel to the commissioner, or the public insurance counsel, or as an employee of the State Office of Administrative Hearings who was involved in hearing cases under this code, another insurance law of this state, or Title 5, Labor Code, commits an offense if the person represents another person in a matter before the department or receives compensation for services performed on behalf of another person regarding a matter pending before the department during the one-year period after the date the person ceased to be the commissioner, the general counsel to the commissioner, the public insurance counsel, or an employee of the State Office of Administrative Hearings.(b)  A person who served as a member of the State Board of Insurance or as a staff employee of a member of the State Board of Insurance, or who served as the commissioner, the general counsel to the commissioner, or the public insurance counsel or as an employee of the department or the State Office of Administrative Hearings, commits an offense if, after the person ceased to serve, the person represents another person or receives compensation for services performed on behalf of another person regarding a matter with which the person was directly concerned during the person's service.  For purposes of this subsection, a person was directly concerned with a matter if the person had personal involvement with the matter or if the matter was within the scope of the person's official responsibility.(c)  An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.(d)  This section does not apply to a department employee whose position is eliminated as a direct result of a reduction in the department's workforce.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 6.054, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Ins Code § 34.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 34 - Immunity From Liability|Section 34.001. Personal Immunity

Sec. 34.001.  PERSONAL IMMUNITY.  A person who is the commissioner or an employee of the department is not personally liable in a civil action for:(1)  an act performed in good faith within the scope of that person's authority;  or(2)  damages caused by an official act or omission of that person unless the act or omission is corrupt or malicious.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Ins Code § 34.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 34 - Immunity From Liability|Section 34.002. Immunity for Furnishing Information Relating to Fraud

Sec. 34.002.  IMMUNITY FOR FURNISHING INFORMATION RELATING TO FRAUD.  (a)  A person is not liable in a civil action, including an action for libel or slander, and a civil action may not be brought against the person, for furnishing information relating to suspected, anticipated, or completed fraudulent insurance acts if the information is provided to or received from:(1)  the commissioner or an employee of the department;(2)  a law enforcement agency of this state, of another state, or of the United States or an employee of the agency;(3)  the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or an employee of the association;  or(4)  a state or federal governmental agency established to detect and prevent fraudulent insurance acts or to regulate the business of insurance or an employee of the agency.(b)  A person may furnish information as described in Subsection (a) orally or in writing, including through publishing, disseminating, or filing bulletins or reports.(c)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who acts with malice, fraudulent intent, or bad faith.(d)  A person to whom Subsection (a) applies who prevails in a civil action arising from the furnishing of information as described in Subsection (a) is entitled to attorney's fees and costs if the action was not substantially justified.  In this subsection, "substantially justified" means there was a reasonable basis in law or fact to bring the action at the time the action was initiated.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Ins Code § 34.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 34 - Immunity From Liability|Section 34.003. Immunity for Investigations and Related Reports

Sec. 34.003.  IMMUNITY FOR INVESTIGATIONS AND RELATED REPORTS.  (a)  A person who is the commissioner or an employee, agent, or designee of the department is not liable in a civil action, including an action for libel or slander, because of:(1)  an investigation of a violation of this code or an alleged fraudulent insurance act;  or(2)  the publication or dissemination of an official report related to the investigation.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who acts with malice.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Ins Code § 34.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 34 - Immunity From Liability|Section 34.004. Immunity for Use of Annual Statement Information

Sec. 34.004.  IMMUNITY FOR USE OF ANNUAL STATEMENT INFORMATION.  (a)  A person is not liable in a civil action, including an action for libel or slander, for collecting, reviewing, analyzing, disseminating, or reporting information collected from annual statements filed under Chapter 802 if the person is:(1)  the department, the commissioner, or an employee of the department;(2)  a member or employee of or delegate to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or an authorized committee, subcommittee, or task force of that association; or(3)  another person who is responsible for collecting, reviewing, analyzing, and disseminating information from filed annual statement convention blanks.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who acts with malice.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 2B.001, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 34.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 2 - Texas Department of Insurance|Subtitle A - Administration of the Texas Department of Insurance|Chapter 34 - Immunity From Liability|Section 34.005. Effect of Chapter on Other Immunity

Sec. 34.005.  EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON OTHER IMMUNITY.  This chapter does not affect or modify any common law or statutory privilege or immunity.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|