bill adding anti-retaliation rules to probation departments

The text as introduced · 180 words

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.