1 Texas Administrative Code § 3.9407 – Termination of Defunding Determination (a) A defunding determination issued by the PSO may be terminated by the PSO if the defunding municipality has reversed the reduction in appropriation to the municipality’s police department, as described by Section RSA 109.005, Local Government Code. (b) A termination of a defunding…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 3.9406 – Written Determination That a Municipality Is a Defunding Municipality (a) If the PSO determines a municipality has defunded its police department as specified by Chapter 109, Local Government Code, the PSO shall issue a written determination to the municipality. (b) The PSO shall send the written determination made…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 3.9405 – Criteria for Approval of Certain Reductions to Budget The PSO’s decision whether to grant approval for a reduction to the appropriation to a municipality’s police department shall be based upon the following factors: (1) the municipality’s capital expenditures related to law enforcement during the preceding fiscal year; (2)…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 3.9404 – Application for Exception for Certain Reductions to Budget (a) A municipality must submit an application provided under subsection (d) of this section to the PSO to request an exception from being considered a defunding municipality due to a reduction to the appropriation to the municipality’s police department as…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 3.9403 – Review Process for Municipal Budgets (a) The PSO shall conduct an annual budget review of all municipalities with a population of more than 250,000 following each fiscal year beginning on or after September 1, 2021 to determine whether the municipality potentially qualifies as a defunding municipality because it…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 3.9402 – Definitions (a) Budget–An annual municipal budget required under Sec. RSA 102.002, Local Government Code, that is prepared by a municipality’s budget officer to cover the proposed expenditures of the municipal government for the succeeding year. (b) Municipality–A unit of local government that is established under Title 2, Subtitle…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 3.9401 – Applicability Subchapter J of this chapter applies only to a municipality with a population of more than 250,000.

1 Texas Administrative Code § 3.9300 – Texas Department of Public Safety Pursuant to § RSA 411.0096 of the Texas Government Code, CJD and the Texas Department of Public Safety have entered into a memorandum of understanding pertaining to the coordination of drug law enforcement efforts. This memorandum of understanding may be amended, as necessary,…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 3.9025 (a) A certified crime stoppers organization may establish Excess Funds Accounts in accordance with § RSA 414.010(d) of the Texas Government Code. At the conclusion of each fiscal year, if the total amount of funds in the organization’s rewards accounts exceeds three times the average annual amount of funds…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 3.9023 – Transfer of Assets of Funds A certified crime stoppers organization is not permitted to receive separate rewards accounts from a certified or non-certified organization. These separate rewards accounts may be transferred only in cases where the two organizations merge as described in § RSA 3.9017 or § RSA…