Texas § GV.493.003 - COMMUNITY JUSTICE ASSISTANCE DIVISION
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§ GV.493.003. COMMUNITY JUSTICE ASSISTANCE DIVISION
COMMUNITY JUSTICE ASSISTANCE DIVISION. (a) The community justice assistance division shall: (1) establish minimum standards for programs, facilities, and services provided by community supervision and corrections departments; and (2) fund programs, facilities, and services for community supervision and corrections departments. (b) The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas and the presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals shall each appoint six members to serve as the judicial advisory council to the community justice assistance division and the board. The advisory council members serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of four of the members expiring September 1 of each odd-numbered year. In the event of a vacancy during a term, the appointing authority for the member who vacated the office shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired portion of the term. The advisory council shall advise the director of the community justice assistance division and the board on matters of interest to the judiciary, and the director and the board shall carefully consider the advice. Members of the advisory council are not entitled to compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses in the conduct of their duties, as provided by the General Appropriations Act. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 988, Sec. 2.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 321, Sec. 1.002(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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