Texas Government Code 322.019 – Criminal Justice Policy Analysis
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(a) The board may develop and perform functions to promote a more effective and cohesive state criminal justice system.
(b) The board may serve as the statistical analysis center for the state and as the liaison for the state to the United States Department of Justice on criminal justice issues of interest to the state and federal government relating to data, information systems, and research if an executive branch agency or institution of higher education is not designated by the governor to perform those functions.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 322.019
- 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.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The director may consult the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing committee of the senate and house of representatives having primary jurisdiction over matters relating to criminal justice and state finance or appropriations from the state treasury.
(d) The Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shall provide the board with data relating to a criminal justice policy analysis under this section in the manner requested.