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 3.9017 - Mergers of Certified Organizations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If a certified crime stoppers organization agrees with
						another 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 organizations that want to merge 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) Copy of board of
					 directors membership list of the merged organization, to include contact
					 information for board members, the law enforcement coordinator, and the
					 executive director (if applicable);
(F) 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;
(G) Copies of the minutes of the boards of
					 directors meetings of both certified crime stoppers organizations in which the
					 boards voted to merge their organizations;
(H) 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
(I) 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.