Texas Administrative Code › Title 37 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS › Part 9 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS › Chapter 255 - RULEMAKING PROCEDURES › Section 255.6 - Advisory Committees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General. The
				Texas Commission on Jail Standards (Commission) may establish advisory
				committees pursuant to Gov't. Code §511.0081 or if mandated by legislative
				action.
(1) Purpose, Role, and
				Responsibility. The purpose, role, and responsibility of a Commission advisory
				committee is to make recommendations to the Commission on programs, rules, and
				policies administered by the Commission.
(2) Goals. Unless mandated by legislative
				action, the goal of each advisory committee will be determined by the
				Commission at the time the advisory committee is created.
(3) Duration. Unless mandated by legislative
				action, the duration of each advisory committee will be determined by the
				Commission. The Commission will annually review and determine the continuing
				need for an advisory committee established by the Commission.
(4) Committee Members.
(A) Committees will consist of a minimum of
				five members and a maximum of nine members, unless mandated otherwise by
				legislative action.
(B) Unless
				otherwise mandated by legislative action, committee members will have various
				backgrounds of experience, expertise, and interest in the matters the committee
				will address. Committee members may include Commission commissioners, sheriffs,
				jail administrators, relevant governmental agency representatives, relevant
				professionals, and other interested members of the public. The Chair of the
				advisory committee, in consultation with the Executive Director, will appoint
				committee members that meet the criteria set forth.
(C) The Chair of the Texas Commission on Jail
				Standards appoints the Chair of advisory committees unless mandated otherwise
				by legislative action.
(D) Members
				of advisory committees will elect an advisory committee Vice-Chair from among
				its members to serve in the temporary absence of the advisory committee
				Chair.
(E) Terms. The Commission
				Executive Director will determine the members' terms of service. The terms of
				service will be staggered.
(F)
				Unless prohibited by legislative action, non-voting subject matter experts may
				be named to the committee at the discretion of the Chair with the consent of
				the committee.
(5) Rules.
				Each advisory committee established shall adopt policies and procedures that
				address the purpose of the advisory committee, membership qualifications,
				training requirements, terms of service, operating procedures, conflict of
				interest, and adherence to the requirements set forth in Texas Government Code
				551.
(6) Committee Operations and Meetings.
(A) Meetings. The committee must meet at
				least quarterly; however, the Chair may decide that it is necessary to meet
				more frequently. The committee is subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas
				Government Code Chapter 551.
(B)
				Quorum. A majority of members constitutes a quorum.
(C) Compensation and Travel Reimbursement.
				Members will not be reimbursed for expenses related to their participation in
				the advisory committee.