| (a) The Presiding Officer (Chair) is designated by
the Governor and serves in that capacity at the pleasure of the Governor.
The Presiding Officer reports directly to the Governor and serves
as the administrative head of the Board. The Presiding Officer acts
as spokesperson for the Board.
(b) The Presiding Officer may:
(1) delegate responsibilities and authority to other
members of the Board, Parole Commissioners, or to employees of the
Board;
(2) appoint advisory committees from the membership
of the Board or from Parole Commissioners to further the efficient
administration of Board business;
(3) establish policies and procedures to further the
efficient administration of the business of the Board; and
(4) provide a written plan for the administrative review
of actions taken by a parole panel by a review panel.
(c) The Presiding Officer shall:
(1) develop and implement policies that clearly separate
the policy-making responsibilities of the Board and the management
responsibilities of the Board Administrator, Parole Commissioners,
and the staff of the Board;
(2) establish caseloads and required work hours for
members of the Board and Parole Commissioners;
(3) develop policies to ensure Board Members and Parole
Commissioners implement the updated parole guidelines and assign precedential
value to previous decisions of the Board relating to the granting
of parole and the revocation of parole or mandatory supervision, and
develop policies to ensure that members of the Board and Parole Commissioners
use updated parole guidelines and previous decisions of the Board
and Parole Commissioners in making decisions;
(4) require members of the Board and Parole Commissioners
to file activity reports that provide information on release decisions
made by members of the Board and Parole Commissioners, the workload
and hours worked of the members of the Board and Parole Commissioners,
and the use of parole guidelines by members of the Board and Parole
Commissioners;
(5) report annually on all activities of the Board
and Parole Commissioners, parole release decisions and the use of
parole guidelines by the Board and Parole Commissioners to the Governor
and the Legislature; and
(6) designate the composition of each parole panel
and designate panels composed of at least one Board Member and any
combination of Board Members and Parole Commissioners.
(d) The Presiding Officer is responsible for the employment
and supervision of:
(1) Parole Commissioners;
(2) a General Counsel to the Board;
(3) a Board Administrator to manage the day-to-day
activities of the Board;
(4) a Public Information Officer;
(5) a Budget Director;
(6) Hearing Officers;
(7) Institutional Parole Officers;
(8) personnel to assist in clemency and hearing matters;
and
(9) secretarial or clerical personnel.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §141.1 adopted to be effective July 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 4750; amended to be effective June 30, 1998, 23 TexReg 6721; amended to be effective September 26, 2002, 27 TexReg 8963; amended to be effective February 5, 2004, 29 TexReg 1206; amended to be effective November 30, 2011, 36 TexReg 8040; amended to be effective August 10, 2014, 39 TexReg 5962; amended to be effective August 13, 2017, 42 TexReg 3879 |
