By: Menéndez S.B. No. 2996
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to responsibilities of the community supervision and
corrections departments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 76.004, Government Code, is amended as
follows:
(a) After complying with the requirements of Subsection (h),
the judges described by Section 76.002 shall appoint a department
director who must meet, at a minimum, the eligibility requirements for
officers established under Section 76.005.
(a-1) The department director shall perform or delegate the
responsibility for performing the following duties:
(1) overseeing the daily operations of the department;
(2) preparing annually or biennially a budget for the
department;
(3) negotiating and entering into contracts on behalf
of the department;
(4) establishing policies and procedures for all
functions of the department;
(5) developing personnel policies and procedures,
including disciplinary proceedings;and
(6) establishing procedures and practices through
which the department will address an employment-related
grievance.; and
(7) procedures established must prohibit retaliation
and prevent conflict of interests.
SECTION 2: This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.