Tex. Gov't Code Section 511.008
Director; Staff


(a)

The commission shall employ an executive director who is the chief executive officer of the commission and who serves at the will of the commission. The executive director is subject to the policy direction of the commission.

(b)

The executive director may employ personnel as necessary to enforce and administer this chapter.

(c)

The executive director and employees are entitled to compensation and expenses as provided by legislative appropriation.

(d)

The commission shall provide to its members and employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualifications for office or employment under this chapter and their responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.

(e)

The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the commission.

(f)

The executive director or the executive director’s designee shall develop an intraagency career ladder program. The program shall require intraagency postings of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(g)

The executive director or the executive director’s designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations. All merit pay for commission employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.

(h)

The executive director or the executive director’s designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1)

personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel, that are in compliance with Chapter 21 (Employment Discrimination), Labor Code;

(2)

a comprehensive analysis of the commission work force that meets federal and state laws, rules, regulations, and instructions directly adopted under those laws, rules, or regulations;

(3)

procedures by which a determination can be made about the extent of underuse in the commission work force of all persons for whom federal or state laws, rules, regulations, and instructions directly adopted under those laws, rules, or regulations encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4)

reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of underuse.

(i)

A policy statement prepared under Subsection (h) must cover an annual period, be updated at least annually and reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (h)(1), and be filed with the governor’s office.

(j)

The governor’s office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (i). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 212, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1009), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Section 511.008 — Director; Staff, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­511.­htm#511.­008 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

511.001
Definitions
511.002
Commission
511.003
Sunset Provision
511.004
Membership
511.005
Presiding Officer
511.006
Meetings
511.007
Compensation
511.008
Director
511.009
General Duties
511.010
Gathering of Information
511.011
Report on Noncompliance
511.012
Failure to Comply After Report
511.013
Appeal of Order
511.014
Action to Enforce
511.015
Annual Reports
511.016
Audits
511.017
Duties Related to State Jail Felony Facilities
511.018
Alternative Dispute Resolution
511.019
Prisoner Safety Fund
511.020
Serious Incidents Report
511.021
Independent Investigation of Death Occurring in County Jail
511.022
Advisory Committee
511.023
Intake of Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
511.0041
Removal of Commission Members
511.0042
Conflict of Interest
511.0061
Use of Technology
511.0071
Complaints and Access
511.0072
Complaint Information
511.0081
Advisory Committees
511.0085
Risk Factors
511.0086
Risk-based Inspections
511.0091
Fees
511.0092
Contracts for Out-of-state Inmates
511.0093
Rules and Fees Related to Out-of-state Inmates
511.0094
Exclusion of Jails or Correctional Facilities Housing Only Federal Prisoners
511.0095
Authority to House Out-of-state Inmates
511.0096
Termination of Contracts for Out-of-state Inmates
511.0097
Fire Sprinkler Head Inspection
511.0098
Prisoner Health Benefits Coverage Information
511.0101
Jail Population Reports
511.0102
Information on Licensed Jailer Turnover
511.0103
Notification Regarding Policy Change
511.0104
Rules Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner
511.0105
Report Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner
511.0106
Electronic Submission of Forms, Data, and Documents
511.0115
Public Information About Compliance Status of Jails
511.0121
Failure to Cooperate in Parole in Absentia Program
511.0145
Enforcement Actions
511.00405
Training
511.00901
Duty Regarding Minimum Standards
511.00902
Reinspection
511.00903
Inspection Trend Analysis
511.00905
Jail Administrator Position

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 511.008’s source at texas​.gov