Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 8 - TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL
Chapter 174 - INDIGENT DEFENSE POLICIES AND STANDARDS
Subchapter C - POLICY MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Division 1 - DEFINITIONS
Section 174.26 - Subchapter Definitions
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this subchapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Executive Director--The executive director of the Commission.
(2) Authorized Official--The county judge or other designee authorized to apply for, accept, decline, modify, or cancel a grant designated under § RSA 173.301 of this title (relating to Grant Officials).
(3) Period of review--The fiscal year preceding the date of the monitoring visit, other agreed time period, or other reasonable time period as determined by the Commission.
(4) Policies and Standards Committee--A committee of the Commission charged with developing policies and standards related to improving indigent defense services.
(5) Policy Monitor--The employee of the Commission who monitors the effectiveness of a county's indigent defense policies, standards, and procedures.
(6) Risk Assessment--A tool to rank each county's potential risk of not being in compliance with indigent defense laws.
(7) Commission--Commission means the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.
(8) Full review--An on-site policy monitoring review covering all the core requirements in § RSA 174.28(c) of this chapter (relating to relating to On-Site Monitoring Process).
(9) Limited scope review--An on-site policy monitoring review covering fewer than all of the core requirements in § RSA 174.28(c) of this chapter.
(10) Drop-in visit--An informal, on-site visit to assess indigent defense processes of a county.
