Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 1 - OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR › Chapter 3 - PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICE › Subchapter H - TEXAS CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAM › Division 1 - CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAM CERTIFICATION › Section 3.9019 - Mergers of Non-Certified Organizations to Certified Organizations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If a certified crime stoppers organization agrees with a
						non-certified crime stoppers organization to merge and form a multi-county or
						multi-jurisdictional (e.g., county and city) organization, the merged
						organization must apply for continuing certification, and the following
						procedures must be followed:
(1) The
					 certified crime stoppers organization that wants to merge with a non-certified
					 501(c)(3) crime stoppers organization must have contiguous borders.
(2) The merging organizations must choose a
					 name for the merged organization unless both organizations agree to operate
					 under the name of one of the existing organizations.
(3) The merged organization must file the
					 following documents with the director of the Council requesting certification
					 under a new name (if applicable) and with the expanded geographic territory or
					 jurisdiction:
(A) All required Texas Secretary
					 of State, Texas Comptroller, and United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
					 required forms and documentation for mergers and dissolutions, as applicable,
					 or as specified by the director of the Council;
(B) IRS compliance documents for dissolution
					 of a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and a 501(c)(3) letter authorizing the
					 organization to operate under the new name (if applicable);
(C) Texas Secretary of State compliance
					 documents for 501(c)(3) non-profit corporations, as applicable, or as specified
					 by the director of the Council;
(D)
					 Application for Continuing Certification under the new name (if applicable) and
					 with an expanded geographic territory or jurisdiction;
(E) Copies of financial reviews of all bank
					 accounts held by the non-certified 501(c)(3) crime stoppers
					 organization;
(F) If the financial
					 review establishes that at any time the non-certified 501(c)(3) crime stoppers
					 organization was certified by the Council and received court fees under
					 Articles 37.073 and 42.152 and Chapter 42A, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure,
					 and failed to return all court fees to the state comptroller within 60 days
					 following the loss of certification, as required by §
												RSA
					 414.010(c), Texas Government
					 Code, a copy of the check for the outstanding court fees, made payable to the
					 Office of the Comptroller, or other satisfactory proof, must be submitted with
					 the application for certification;
(G) Copy of board of directors membership
					 list of the merged organization, to include contact information for board
					 members, the law enforcement coordinator, and executive director (if
					 applicable);
(H) The dates and
					 locations that at least one board member (if applicable), the law enforcement
					 coordinator, and an executive director (if applicable) received training as
					 authorized by the Council within the 24-month period preceding the
					 merger;
(I) Copies of the minutes
					 of the boards of directors meetings of the certified crime stoppers
					 organization and the non-certified 501(c)(3) crime stoppers organization in
					 which the boards voted to merge their organizations;
(J) Copy of a cooperative agreement or
					 memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the merged organizations regarding
					 the merger and a copy of each organization's minutes of the board of directors
					 for the meeting where the agreement or MOU is approved; and
(K) Additional information specified by a
					 vote of the Council for inclusion in the application for continuing
					 certification that is necessary for the Council to make the determination for
					 certification required by §
												RSA
					 414.011(a) of the Texas
					 Government Code or to fulfill its duties under §
												RSA 414.005 of the
					 Texas Government Code. The director of the Council may request further
					 information needed to clarify a question raised in the examination of the
					 materials submitted as part of the application.