Texas 2017 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1730 Introduced / Bill

Filed 03/09/2017

                    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.