85R5981 SMT-F By: Birdwell S.B. No. 1730 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the designation of the director of the Texas Crime Stoppers Council and the director's authority and responsibilities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 414.004, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 414.004. DIRECTOR. The [council and the] executive director of the criminal justice division of the governor's office shall: (1) designate a person to serve as director; and (2) [. The director must be approved by the governor. The council shall] define the director's authority and responsibilities. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.