Part 1.
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Chapter 3.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION
Subchapter H. CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAM CERTIFICATION
1.
CRIME STOPPERS PROGRAM CERTIFICATION
1 TAC §§3.9000, 3.9007, 3.9011
The Crime Stoppers Advisory Council (Council) adopts the
amendment of Subchapter H §3.9000 without changes to the proposed text
as published in the December 1, 2006, issue of the
Texas Register
(31 TexReg 9669).
The Council adopts the addition of Subchapter H §3.9007 and §3.9011
without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 1, 2006,
issue of the
Texas Register
(31 TexReg 9669).
The amendment to §3.9000 allows the Council to examine whether a board
member's occupation conflicts with the purposes of crime stoppers and assists
the Council in obtaining relevant contact information that enables the Council
to communicate more effectively with crime stoppers organizations. Additionally,
the amendment recognizes that probation fees are not only disbursed to crime
stoppers organizations by community supervisions and corrections departments,
but are also disbursed by courts and other government agencies.
The addition of §3.9007 ensures that each complaint or allegation
made against a crime stoppers organization is accurately presented to the
Council and allows the Council time to properly analyze and assess the merits
of each complaint or allegation. The addition also clarifies that the Council
may only consider complaints or allegations made against the types of crime
stoppers organizations that are subject to the Council's authority to certify
or decertify.
The addition of §3.9011 assists the Council in obtaining up-to-date
information regarding certified crime stoppers organizations so that the Council
may communicate more effectively with these organizations.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment or addition
of these rules.
The amendment of §3.9000, and the addition of §3.9007
and §3.9011, are adopted under the Texas Government Code, §414.006,
which provides the Council with the authority to adopt rules to carry out
its functions.
The amendment of §3.9000 implements the Texas Government Code, §414.011(a),
which requires the Council to certify qualified crime stoppers organizations
to receive payments and reward repayments.
The addition of §3.9007 implements the Texas Government Code, §414.011(d),
which authorizes the Council to decertify a crime stoppers organization if
it determines that the organization no longer meets the certification requirements.
No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by the amendment and
addition of these rules.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on February 2, 2007.
TRD-200700292
David Zimmerman
Assistant General Counsel
Office of the Governor
Effective date: February 22, 2007
Proposal publication date: December 1, 2006
For further information, please call: (512) 936-0181
Chapter 20.
REPORTING POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES
Subchapter B. GENERAL REPORTING RULES
1 TAC §20.62
The Texas Ethics Commission adopts new §20.62, regarding
the reporting of a political expenditure made out of personal funds by a staff
member of either a candidate, officeholder, or political committee. The new
rule is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the December
22, 2006, issue of the
Texas Register
(31
TexReg 10219) and will not be republished.
Section 20.62 would provide a simplified method for reporting political
expenditures made out of personal funds by a staff member of a candidate,
an officeholder, or a political committee that are reimbursed during the same
reporting period and that in the aggregate do not exceed $500 and would clarify
how reimbursement to staff members that do not fit that criteria are reported.
Ethics Advisory Opinion No. 450 (2003) would be superseded by the rule.
No comments were received regarding the proposed rule during the comment
period.
The new §20.62 is adopted under Government Code, Chapter
571, Section 571.062, which authorizes the commission to adopt rules concerning
the laws administered and enforced by the commission.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on February 5, 2007.
TRD-200700302
Natalia Luna Ashley
General Counsel
Texas Ethics Commission
Effective date: February 25, 2007
Proposal publication date: December 22, 2006
For further information, please call: (512) 463-5800
1 TAC §24.1
The Texas Ethics Commission (commission) adopts an amendment
to §24.1, relating to the types of corporations to which certain restrictions
apply. The amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published
in the December 22, 2006, issue of the
Texas Register
(31 TexReg 10220) and will not be republished.
Section 24.1 would update the current rule to add certain types of corporations
organized under the new "Texas Business Organizations Code" (BOC) to the list
of corporations subject to the corporate restrictions in Title 15 of the Election
Code. Currently, under §253.091 of the Election Code, the corporate restriction
applies to corporations organized under the Texas Business Corporation Act,
the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act, federal law, or law of another state
or nation. However, beginning on January 1, 2006, businesses no longer organize
under the Texas Business Corporation Act or the Texas Non-Profit Corporation
Act. Instead, these same type businesses organize under the new BOC.
No comments were received regarding the proposed rule during the comment
period.
The amendment to §24.1 is adopted under Government Code,
Chapter 571, §571.062, which authorizes the commission to adopt rules
concerning the laws administered and enforced by the commission.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on February 5, 2007.
TRD-200700303
Natalia Luna Ashley
General Counsel
Texas Ethics Commission
Effective date: February 25, 2007
Proposal publication date: December 22, 2006
For further information, please call: (512) 463-5800
1 TAC §50.1
The Texas Ethics Commission adopts an amendment to §50.1,
to set the legislative per diem as required by the Texas Constitution, Article
III, §24a. The amendment is adopted without changes to the proposed text
as published in the December 22, 2006, issue of the
Texas Register
(31 TexReg 10220) and will not be republished.
Section 50.1 sets the per diem for members of the legislature and the lieutenant
governor at $139 for each day during the regular session and any special session.
No comments were received regarding the proposed rule during the comment
period.
This amendment is adopted under the Texas Constitution, Article
III, §24a, and the Government Code, Chapter 571, §571.062.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on February 2, 2007.
TRD-200700296
Natalia Luna Ashley
General Counsel
Texas Ethics Commission
Effective date: February 22, 2007
Proposal publication date: December 22, 2006
For further information, please call: (512) 463-5800
Chapter 70.
COST OF COPIES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION
Part 2.
TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION
Chapter 24.
RESTRICTIONS ON CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES APPLICABLE TO CORPORATIONS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 50.
LEGISLATIVE SALARIES AND PER DIEM
Part 3.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL