37 Tex. Admin. Code § 163.43 – Funding and Financial Management

(a) Funding.
1. (1) Qualifying for TDCJ-CJAD funding. CSCDs qualify for TDCJ-CJAD state aid by:
  1. (A) being in substantial compliance with TDCJ-CJAD standards;
  2. (B) having a community justice council that serves the jurisdiction as required by law;
  3. (C) having a TDCJ-CJAD approved community justice plan with related budgets;
  4. (D) the district judge(s) appointing a director to administer all CSCD funds;
  5. (E) the district judge(s) designating a fiscal officer to account for, disburse, and report on all CSCD funds;
  6. (F) except for CSCDs that can legally be managed by no more than one judge, the district judges complying with the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code, when meeting to finalize the CSCD budget as required by §140.004, Local Government Code.
2. (2) Qualifying for TDCJ-CJAD grant funding. Counties, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations whose judicial districts' CSCDs substantially comply with TDCJ-CJAD standards qualify for TDCJ-CJAD grant funding by:
  1. (A) being in substantial compliance with TDCJ-CJAD standards;
  2. (B) having a community justice council that serves the jurisdiction as required by law;
  3. (C) having a TDCJ-CJAD-approved community justice plan with related budgets and the grant proposal contained within the community justice plan; and
  4. (D) the grant funding recipient designating a chief fiscal officer to account for, disburse, and report on all TDCJ-CJAD grant funding.
3. (3) Allocating state aid. State aid will be made available to eligible CSCDs in accordance with statutory requirements and requirements as set forth in the Financial Management Manual for TDCJ-CJAD Funding.
4. (4) Awarding TDCJ-CJAD grant funding. CSCDs, counties, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations who are eligible to receive grant funding must meet requirements as set forth in the Financial Management Manual for TDCJ-CJAD Funding to be approved by the TDCJ-CJAD director to receive such funds. Grant funding will be made available in accordance with statutory requirements and requirements as set forth in the Financial Management Manual for TDCJ-CJAD Funding.
(b) Financial procedures.
1. (1) Requested information from CSCDs and other potentially eligible TDCJ-CJAD funding recipients. The director of a CSCD or other eligible TDCJ-CJAD funding recipient shall present data and information requested by the TDCJ-CJAD as necessary to determine the amount of state financial aid to which the CSCD or other eligible recipient is entitled. A CSCD or other recipient receiving TDCJ-CJAD funding shall submit reports and other documentation as required by the TDCJ-CJAD.
2. (2) Deposit of TDCJ-CJAD funding. Each CSCD, county, or municipality shall deposit all TDCJ-CJAD funding received in a special fund of the county treasury or municipal treasury, as appropriate, to be used solely for the provision of services, programs, and facilities. Nonprofit organizations shall deposit all TDCJ-CJAD funding received in a separate fund, to be used solely for the provision of services, programs, and facilities approved by TDCJ-CJAD.
3. (3) Fee deposit. Community supervision fees collected by the court and payments by program participants shall be deposited into the same special fund of the county treasury receiving state financial aid, to be used for community supervision and correction services.
4. (4) Restrictions on CSCD generated revenue. No CSCD generated revenue shall be used to:
  1. (A) provide physical facilities, utilities, and equipment for CSCDs unless approved by the district judge(s) in accordance with Government Code, §76.009 and §76.010, and/or as provided for in the Financial Management Manual for TDCJ-CJAD Funding; or
  2. (B) support religious-oriented activities or services whose principal or primary effect is to advance a sectarian or doctrinal belief or practice. No offender can be required to participate in a religious-oriented activity or service arranged through the CSCD unless the offender signs a waiver to this effect.
5. (5) Available records. The CSCD and/or the designated chief fiscal officer accounting for, disbursing, and reporting on the TDCJ-CJAD funding shall make financial records available to the TDCJ-CJAD. CSCDs and/or other TDCJ-CJAD funding recipients shall provide financial reports to TDCJ-CJAD as set forth in the Financial Management Manual for TDCJ-CJAD Funding.
6. (6) Budgets. TDCJ-CJAD funding recipients shall prepare and operate from a budget(s) developed and approved within the guidelines set forth in the Financial Management Manual for TDCJ-CJAD Funding.
7. (7) Funding recipient obligations. All TDCJ-CJAD funding recipients shall comply with all funding provisions as set forth in the Financial Management Manual for TDCJ-CJAD Funding and any special conditions associated with their respective funding awards.
8. (8) Honesty bond. CSCD directors shall ensure that all public monies are protected by requiring that all employees with access to monies are covered by honesty bonds and all funds maintained on CSCD premises are protected by appropriate insurance or bonding.
9. (9) Travel reimbursements. Mileage and per diem shall not be less than the state rates and no higher than the county rates if the county rates are higher than the state rates.
(c) Determination and recovery of unexpended monies. Determination and return by the CSCD of unexpended funds shall be in accordance with the Financial Management Manual for TDCJ-CJAD Funding.
(d) Facilities, utilities, and equipment.
1. (1) CSCDs. The county or counties served by a CSCD shall provide, at a minimum, the following facilities, utilities, and equipment, for a CSCD.
  1. (A) Minimum facilities for CSCDs. Each community supervision officer shall be provided a private office. Each office shall have the necessary lighting, air conditioning, equipment, privacy, and environment to provide and promote the delivery of professional community corrections services.
  2. (B) Minimum utilities for CSCDs. Each CSCD office shall be provided adequate utilities necessary to provide efficient and professional community corrections services.
  3. (C) Minimum equipment for CSCDs. Each community supervision officer shall be furnished adequate furniture, telephone, and other equipment as necessary and consistent with efficient office operations. Adequate insurance, maintenance, and repair of the equipment shall be maintained.
  4. (D) Location. Each CSCD office providing direct court services shall be located in the courthouse or as near the courthouse as practically possible to promote prompt and efficient services to the court.
  5. (E) Satellite offices. Satellite CSCD offices shall be established in the area of the judicial district to provide efficient supervision of and service to offenders as dictated by population, caseload size, or geographical distance.
2. (2) Inventory and disposal of equipment, furniture, and/or vehicles purchased with TDCJ-CJAD funding.
  1. (A) All equipment, furniture, and vehicles purchased with TDCJ-CJAD funding are to be inventoried with TDCJ-CJAD in accordance with procedures set forth in the Financial Management Manual for TDCJ-CJAD Funding.
  2. (B) Any CSCD or other entity wanting to dispose of equipment, furniture, and/or vehicles purchased with TDCJ-CJAD funding shall adhere to procedures set forth in the Financial Management Manual for TDCJ-CJAD Funding.
(e) Certification of facilities, utilities, and equipment for CSCDS. Certification of facilities, utilities, and equipment for CSCDs shall be in accordance with Government Code, §76.009 and §76.010 and as provided for in the Financial Management Manual for TDCJ-CJAD Funding.

Source Note:The provisions of this §163.43 adopted to be effective March 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 944; amended to be effective August 16, 1995, 20 TexReg 5799; amended to be effective July 15, 1996, 21 TexReg 6084; amended to be effective April 15, 1997, 22 TexReg 3437; amended to be effective October 13, 1997, 22 TexReg 9896.