(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission may use the services of volunteers to help carry out the duties and responsibilities of the commission.
(b) A volunteer may not enforce this code.

Terms Used In Texas Government Code 442.0052

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(c) The executive director may waive entrance fees and facility use fees for historic sites under the commission’s jurisdiction for a volunteer to assist in the accomplishment of the volunteer’s service to the commission.
(d) The executive director may expend funds appropriated to the commission from dedicated funding sources for:
(1) the establishment of an insurance program to protect volunteers in the performance of volunteer service; and
(2) recognition of the services of a volunteer or volunteer groups.

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