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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The division shall require each department to:
(1) keep financial and statistical records determined necessary by the division;
(2) submit a strategic plan and all supporting information requested by the division;
(3) present data requested by the division as necessary to determine the amount of state aid for which the department is eligible;
(4) submit periodic financial audits and statistical reports to the division; and
(5) submit to the Department of Public Safety the full name, address, date of birth, social security number, and driver's license number of each person restricted to the operation of a motor vehicle equipped with a device that uses a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism to make impractical the operation of the motor vehicle if ethyl alcohol is detected in the breath of the restricted operator.
(b) The division shall develop an automated tracking system that:
(1) is capable of receiving tracking data from community supervision and corrections departments' caseload management and accounting systems;
(2) is capable of tracking the defendant and the sentencing event at which the defendant was placed on community supervision by name, arrest charge code, and incident number;
(3) provides the division with the statistical data it needs to support budget requests and satisfy requests for information; and
(4) is compatible with the requirements of Chapter 66, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the information systems used by the institutional division and the pardons and paroles division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(c) The division shall prepare a report that contains a summary of the programs and services provided by departments, as described in each strategic plan submitted to the division under Section 509.007.
(d) As soon as is practicable after the completion of the report, the division shall submit the report prepared under Subsection (c) to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(e) Not later than the date on which the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is required to submit the department's legislative appropriations request to the Legislative Budget Board, the division shall submit the report prepared under Subsection (c) to the Legislative Budget Board.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 509.004. Records, Reports, and Information Systems - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-509-004/
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