1. (a) Purpose. In order for a jurisdiction to receive any state aid, a community justice council, task force, and the community justice plan shall conform to applicable law and Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ)-Community Justice Assistance Division (CJAD) standards and policy.
2. (b) Council's role. The local community justice council shall provide guidance and direction, in accordance with law, for the development of community justice plans.

3. (c) Plan development.

   1. (1) The community justice plan shall include:

      1. (A) a statement of goals and priorities and of commitment by the community justice council, the judges who established the department, and the community supervision and corrections department (CSCD) to achieve a targeted level of alternative sanctions; and
      2. (B) a description of methods for measuring the success of programs provided by the CSCD or provided by an entity served by the CSCD.
   2. (2) All community justice plans shall be approved by the judge(s) who established the CSCD. Unless otherwise specified by the judge(s), the CSCD Director or designee shall serve as the primary manager of the planning process, coordinating council activities, data collection, plan composition, and plan drafting. The community justice council, after judicial approval, shall submit the plan to the CJAD Director.

4. (d) Community justice plan acceptance and modification.

   1. (1) Final acceptance of a community justice plan, for purposes of state aid eligibility may be conditioned upon review and evaluation by the CJAD staff. Final acceptance of plans, without conditions, shall be received for purposes of CJAD grant funding.
   2. (2) A plan may be amended through an amendment process as defined by CJAD.

Source Note:The provisions of this §163.25 adopted to be effective March 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 944; amended to be effective August 16, 1995, 20 TexReg 5799; amended to be effective October 13, 1997, 22 TexReg 9896; amended to be effective November 16, 2006, 31 TexReg 9331.