Tex. Gov't Code § 420A.002 · Chapter 420A. TEXAS CIVIL COMMITMENT OFFICE
OFFICE; GOVERNING BOARD.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The Texas Civil Commitment Office is a state agency.
(b) The office is governed by a board composed of five members appointed by the governor, including:
(1) one member experienced in the management of sex offenders;
(2) one member experienced in the investigation or prosecution of sex offenses; and
(3) one member experienced in counseling or advocating on behalf of victims of sexual assault.
(c) Members of the board serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of one or two members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
(d) A member of the board is entitled to travel expenses incurred in performing official duties and to a per diem equal to the maximum amount allowed on January 1 of that year for federal employees per diem for federal income tax purposes, subject to the same limitations provided for members of state boards and commissions in the General Appropriations Act.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1201 (S.B. 166), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 746), Sec. 37, eff. June 17, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.420A.htm
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- sha256 8c397d980f0c5949a6c3225001aea063270b5ec8d0161d13524575929ae150fc
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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