The chairman shall oversee the preparation of an agenda for each meeting and ensure that a copy is provided to each member at least seven days before the meeting.
The commission shall meet at the times and places specified by commission rule or at the call of the chairman. (d) The governor shall designate one member of the commission as chairman of the commission to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor. (c) Members serve staggered six-year terms with the terms of either one or two members expiring January 1 of each even-numbered year. In making an appointment the governor shall consider, among other things, the person's knowledge of laws, experience in the enforcement of law, honesty, integrity, education, training, and executive ability. Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. A member may serve on the commission upon the granting of an interim secret security clearance, but may not be given access to classified information, participate in a briefing involving classified information, or vote on an issue involving classified information until a secret security clearance has been finally approved by the United States government. Members must have and maintain a secret security clearance granted by the United States government. Members must be selected because of their peculiar qualifications for the position and must reflect the diverse geographic regions and population groups of this state. (b) The commission is composed of five citizens of this state appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. (a) The Public Safety Commission controls the department. Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the department is abolished and Subsections (a) and (b) expire September 1, 2031.Īcts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (c) The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). (b) The department shall have its principal office and headquarters in Austin. The department is composed of the Texas Rangers, the Texas Highway Patrol, the administrative division, and other divisions that the commission considers necessary. (a) The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas is an agency of the state to enforce the laws protecting the public safety and provide for the prevention and detection of crime. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. For purposes of this chapter, a reference to "criminal justice agency" includes a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, for governmental purposes relating to criminal identification activities, including forensic analysis, that allocates a substantial part of its annual budget to those criminal identification activities.Īdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION ACTIVITIES. (4) "Internet" means the largest nonproprietary nonprofit cooperative public computer network, popularly known as the Internet.Īcts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. (3) "Director" means the public safety director. (2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.
(1) "Commission" means the Public Safety Commission. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTIONĬHAPTER 411.