Texas Government Code 414.002 – Organization of Council
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(a) The Texas Crime Stoppers Council is within the criminal justice division of the governor’s office.
(b) The council consists of five voting members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. At least three members must be:
(1) a current or former official or employee of a school district or open-enrollment charter school; or
(2) a person who has participated in a crime stoppers organization in any of the following capacities:
(A) as a law enforcement coordinator;
(B) as a member of the board of directors;
(C) as a media representative; or
(D) as an administrative officer.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 414.002
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The term of office of a voting member is four years.
(d) At its first meeting after the beginning of each fiscal year the council shall elect from among its voting members a chairman and other officers that the council considers necessary.
(e) In addition to the voting members appointed under Subsection (b), the council may annually appoint a current student of a public school in this state who participates in the Texas Crime Stoppers Ambassador Program as a nonvoting student advisor to the council.