Texas Government Code
§ 76.003 — COMMUNITY JUSTICE COUNCIL
GV § 76.003Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part F. COURT ADMINISTRATION · Ch. 76. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENTS
Statute text
View on source(a)A community justice council may be established by the commissioners court of a county, unless a board or council that was in existence on September 1, 1991, is performing duties substantially similar to those imposed on a community justice council under this section. The council shall provide continuing policy guidance and direction for criminal justice planning, programs, and initiatives.
(b)A council may consist of the following persons or their designees:
(1)a sheriff of a county served by the department, chosen by the sheriffs of the counties to be served by the department;
(2)a county commissioner or a county judge from a county served by the department, chosen by the county commissioners and county judges of the counties served by the department;
(3)a city council member of the most populous municipality in a county served by the department, chosen by the members of the city councils of cities served by the department;
(4)not more than two state legislators elected from a county served by the department, or in a county with a population of one million or more to be served by the department, not more than one state senator and one state representative elected from the county, chosen by the state legislators elected from the county or counties served by the department;
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 255 (H.B. 1326), Sec. 2, eff. May 30, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.064, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (H.B. 3691), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1074 (S.B. 1055), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 1930), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (H.B. 446), Sec. 5.02, eff. September 1, 2023.