SB2996 - Relating to responsibilities of the community supervision and corrections departments.

      By: Menéndez S.B. No. 2996               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to responsibilities of the community supervision and   corrections departments.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 76.004, Government Code, is amended as   follows:          (a)  After complying with the requirements of Subsection (h),   the judges described by Section 76.002 shall appoint a department   director who must meet, at a minimum, the eligibility requirements for   officers established under Section 76.005.          (a-1)  The department director shall perform or delegate the   responsibility for performing the following duties:                (1)  overseeing the daily operations of the department;                (2)  preparing annually or biennially a budget for the   department;                (3)  negotiating and entering into contracts on behalf   of the department;                (4)  establishing policies and procedures for all   functions of the department;                (5)  developing personnel policies and procedures,   including disciplinary proceedings; and                (6)  establishing procedures and practices through   which the department will address an employment-related   grievance . ; and                 (7)     procedures established must prohibit retaliation   and prevent conflict of interests.                  SECTION 2: This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.