Texas Administrative Code

(a) Juvenile offender processing data as described by these sections and Texas Family Code, Title 3, Chapter 58, §§58.101-58.113 must be reported by the agency responsible for the data from the time a juvenile offender is initially taken into custody, detained, or referred until …

Data supplied to the juvenile justice information system must be compatible with the system and must contain the incident numbers. The state identification number must be reported when already assigned by the department and known by the reporting agency. Notes 37 Tex. Admin. Code…

(a) The department will provide for the use of a uniform incident fingerprint card in the maintenance of the juvenile justice information system. (b) The incident cards will: (1) be serially numbered with an incident number in a manner that allows each incident of referral of a j…

Each juvenile board shall provide for: (1) the compilation and maintenance of records and information needed for reporting information to the department; (2) the transmittal to the department, in the manner provided by the department, of all records and information required by th…

(a) A person who was participating in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) on September 1, 1979, was eligible to elect to become a member of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) between September 1, 1979, and September 1, 1980. Any such election was effective on the firs…

Withdrawal of an account terminates the right to benefits for all service prior to the date of withdrawal, unless credit is reinstated as provided by the retirement law. However, if a member has five years of service credit on or before August 31, 2014 but terminates membership b…

Refunds to members who are terminating accounts will not be made until required application forms have been filed and termination of the member's employment is confirmed or the final deposit of the withdrawing member is received and posted to his account. Notes 34 Tex. Admin. Cod…

A member who makes affidavit that he or she has permanently terminated employment with any TRS-covered employer but who is so employed or who contracts for such employment before TRS mails the refund shall not be entitled to the refund. Notes 34 Tex. Admin. Code § 27.3 The provis…

(a) Member contributions, including contributions picked-up by the employer pursuant to Government Code § 825.409 and contributions for the purchase or re-instatement of service credit, may not be withdrawn prior to the time the member terminates employment in all positions with …

Forfeitures resulting from a termination of a right to benefits as described in § 27.5 of this title (relating to Termination of Right to Benefits) may not be used to increase benefits to remaining members. This section shall not preclude an increase in benefits by amendment to t…

The commissioners court of each county may create a local data advisory board to perform the same duties relating to the juvenile justice information system as the duties performed by a local data advisory board in relation to the criminal history record system under Texas Code o…

Except as provided in paragraphs (1) - (6) of this section information contained in the juvenile justice information system is confidential information for the use of the department and may not be disseminated by the department except: (1) with the permission of the juvenile offe…

(a) If a child has been reported missing by a parent, guardian, or conservator of that child, information about the child may be forwarded to and disseminated by the Texas Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information Center. (b) The department shall maintain in a c…

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Active Protective Order--Refers to a protective order issued under Texas Family Code, Chapter 71, that is in effect. The term does not …

(a) The clerk of the court issuing an original or modified protective order under Texas Family Code, Chapter 71, including a dismissal of such order, shall send a copy of the order to the department at the following address: CRS/TCIC Control Room-Protective Orders, Texas Departme…

The guidelines in this section must be met before information on a missing or unidentified deceased/living person can be entered into the Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Online Bulletin. (1) Missing person (information on a Texas missing person or a person missi…

(a) Texas Government Code, § 411.0521 , mandates the clerk of the court to provide to the department information relating to certain persons' access to firearms to be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for use in the National Instant Criminal Background Check …

(a) Section 411.042 , Texas Government Code, mandates that a law enforcement agency shall report offenses under § 22.011 and § 22.021 , Penal Code, to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The Department shall create a statistical breakdown of these offenses. (b) Information col…

(a) The minimum standards contained in this title apply to secure electronic mail, electronic transmissions and facsimile transmissions arising under the provisions of Texas Government Code, § 411.081 . (b) The minimum standards for each method of transmission are detailed in thi…

Data supplied to the computerized criminal history system shall be compatible with the criminal justice information system and shall contain the incident number appropriate to the individual and incident being reported. The state identification number shall be reported when alrea…

(a) Criminal offender processing data as described by these rules and Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 60 shall be reported by each agency responsible for the data from the time an offender is initially taken into custody or arrested until the time an offender is release…

The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Criminal Justice Agency--Has the meaning assigned by Texas Government Code, § 411.082 . (2) Department--Refers to the Department of Pub…

Any individual or group (television stations, newspapers, magazines, etc.) wishing to publicize photographs of missing persons supplied by the Missing Persons Clearinghouse shall submit a request in writing specifying how they wish to use them. If the publication is in written fo…

The purpose of the Juvenile Justice Information System is to: (1) provide agencies and personnel within the juvenile justice system accurate information relating to children who come into contact with the juvenile justice system of Texas; (2) provide, where allowed by law, adult …

Any individual, group, agency, etc., that fails to comply with the provisions of §27.41 and/or § 27.42 of this title (relating to Publication of Missing Persons Clearinghouse Photographs; Criteria for Entry into the Missing Persons Bulletin) may be denied any further participatio…

If information previously submitted by the court clerk is reversed or corrected, or the person is granted relief from disabilities under Texas Health and Safety Code, § 574.088 , the clerk of the court will notify the department not later than the 30th day after the action. Notes…

(a) Subject to the records sealing provisions of Texas Family Code, § 58.003 , the juvenile justice information system shall consist of information relating to delinquent conduct committed by a juvenile offender that, if the conduct had been committed by an adult, would constitut…

(a) The department shall assign codes for the reporting of data to the juvenile justice information system. The department shall designate and distribute a list of uniform offense codes to be used in reporting data to the juvenile justice information system. The department has th…

(a) The Corporation shall provide the Department with a copy of its annual audit within 30 days of the audit's completion, including any accompanying letters to the Corporation from the auditor. (b) No later than 45 days after the fiscal year, the Corporation shall file with the …

(a) The mediator must possess the qualifications required under Civil Practice and Remedies Code, § 154.052 , be subject to the standards and duties prescribed by Civil Practice and Remedies Code, § 154.053 , and have the qualified immunity prescribed by Civil Practice and Remedi…

(a) A mediation conducted under Division 3 of this subchapter is confidential in accordance with Texas Government Code, § 2009.054 . (b) The confidentiality of a final settlement agreement to which the commission is a signatory that is reached as a result of the mediation is gove…

Unless the contractor and the commission agree otherwise, each party is responsible for its own costs incurred in connection with the mediation, including costs of document reproduction for documents requested by such party, attorney's fees, and consultant or expert fees. The cos…

The parties prior to the mediation must disclose the parties' settlement approval procedures. To the extent possible, the parties must select representatives who are knowledgeable about the subject matter of the dispute, who are in a position to reach agreement, and who can credi…

Any settlement agreement reached during the mediation must be signed by the representatives of the contractor and the commission. The agreement must describe any procedures required to be followed by the parties in connection with final approval of the agreement. Notes 16 Tex. Ad…

The parties' settlement approval procedures must be disclosed prior to, or at the beginning of, negotiations. To the extent possible, the parties must select negotiators who are knowledgeable about the subject matter of the dispute, who are in a position to reach agreement, and w…

(a) A settlement agreement may resolve an entire claim or any designated and severable portion of a claim. (b) To be enforceable, a settlement agreement must be in writing and signed by representatives of the contractor and the commission who have authority to bind each respectiv…

Unless the parties agree otherwise, each party is responsible for its own costs incurred in connection with a negotiation, including the costs of attorney's fees, consultant's fees and expert's fees. Notes 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 27.97 The provisions of this §27.97 adopted to be ef…

(a) A contractor may file a request with the commission for a contested case hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) if a claim for breach of contract is not resolved in its entirety through negotiation, mediation or other assisted negotiation process in…

The decision on whether to plant certified organic or transitional citrus in any grove located in an active pest management zone will be made solely by the producer producing the crop, subject to any designations of prohibited growing areas under the Code, §80.026, and rules adop…

Section 80.126 of the Code provides that the Commissioner shall adopt rules and procedures to protect the eligibility of certified organic and transitional citrus production in active pest management zones and ensure that organic and transitional certification by the Commissioner…

A producer must apply annually for approval of use of bio-control methods. Notes 4 Tex. Admin. Code § 27.605 Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 48, November 27, 2015, TexReg 8638 , eff. 12/6/2015

Under all circumstances, any citrus producer who uses alternative methods for treating pests or diseases shall pay any additional costs of bio-intensive controls in addition to any assessment required to be paid by citrus producers in the pest management zone in accordance with C…

(a) Groves meeting Corporation pest thresholds, and approved for bio-intensive control methods, must be treated within 48 hours of the Corporation's notification to the producer or designee, or the Corporation will withdraw approval in writing. (b) If pest numbers and/or infestat…

The Corporation shall not treat with its regular regimen of chemical applications groves for which a producer has been approved to use bio-intensive control and is in compliance with Corporation best management practices. Notes 4 Tex. Admin. Code § 27.602 Adopted by Texas Registe…

(a) The Department shall issue a notice of violation to each person against whom the Department has proposed to assess a penalty under § 27.303 of this title (relating to Penalties for Non-Payment of Assessment and Failure to Timely Report Acreage). The notice of violation, with …

(a) Upon receiving notice from the Corporation that a producer has failed to timely pay an assessment in the amount and manner established for that pest management zone, the Department may assess an administrative penalty against the producer. (b) Upon receiving notice from the C…

(a) After passage of a referendum establishing a suppression program and maximum assessment and/or upon adoption of any new requirements by the Department and/or the Corporation, a notice of the requirements to participate in the suppression program shall be published by the Corp…