(1) Due to requirements of the Open
Meetings Act , questions shall only occur on public presentations
as defined in subsection (b) of this section as they are associated
with posted agenda topics. Questions shall be reserved for board members
and staff recognized by the board chairperson.
(2) Presentations and comments shall remain pertinent
to the issues denoted on the registration cards.
(3) An individual who is determined by the board chairperson
to be disrupting a meeting shall immediately cease the disruptive
activity or leave the meeting room if ordered to do so by the board
chairperson. If the disruptive activity continues, the individual
may be subject to removal from the meeting room.
(4) A presenter may not assign a portion of his or
her allotted presentation time to another speaker.
(5) Signs and placards shall not be carried or displayed
in the meeting room.
(g) Requests for issues to be placed on an agenda.
Individuals not employed by or under contract with the TDCJ who wish
to propose an agenda item for discussion at a TBCJ meeting shall address
the request in writing to the chairperson, Texas Board of Criminal
Justice, P.O. Box 13084, Austin, Texas 78711, or email at tbcj@tdcj.texas.gov.
Such requests shall be titled "Proposed Agenda Topic" and shall be
submitted no later than the first day of the month preceding the board
meeting for which the request is intended. Such requests are subject
to the requirements of the registration card in subsection (c) of
this section. The decision as to whether to calendar a matter for
discussion before the TBCJ, a board committee, a board liaison, or
with a designated staff member shall be within the discretion of the
board chairperson. Public presentations on topics placed on a board
agenda, at the request of an individual, shall be in accordance with
subsection (c) of this section.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §151.4 adopted to be effective February 15, 1993, 18 TexReg 590; amended to be effective April 8, 1996, 21 TexReg 2476; amended to be effective June 20, 2002, 27 TexReg 5218; amended to be effective December 5, 2002, 27 TexReg 11169; amended to be effective February 5, 2004, 29 TexReg 1211; amended to be effective February 17, 2005, 30 TexReg 722; amended to be effective October 7, 2007, 32 TexReg 6783; amended to be effective May 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 3419; amended to be effective December 31, 2015, 40 TexReg 9731; amended to be effective November 21, 2019, 44 TexReg 7058; amended to beeffective March 3, 2024, 49 TexReg 1100 |