The commissioners court or commissioners courts shall require a written plan of operation from an entity operating a program under this subchapter. The plan of operation must include:

1. (1) a budget for the program, including salaries;
2. (2) a description of each personnel position, including the program's director;
3. (3) the maximum allowable caseload for each attorney appointed under the program;
4. (4) provisions for training personnel of the program and attorneys appointed under the program;
5. (5) a description of anticipated overhead costs for the program;
6. (6) a policy regarding licensed investigators and expert witnesses used by attorneys appointed under the program;
7. (7) a policy to ensure that appointments are reasonably and impartially allocated among qualified attorneys; and

8. (8) a policy to ensure that an attorney appointed under the program does not accept appointment in a case that involves a conflict of interest for the attorney.

   Redesignated from Family Code, Section 107.104 by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 24.001(7), eff. September 1, 2017.

Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 571 (H.B. 3003), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.