The following words and terms when used in this subchapter
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Executive Director--The executive director of the
Commission.
(2) Authorized Official--The county judge or other
designee authorized to apply for, accept, decline, modify, or cancel
a grant designated under §173.301 of this title (relating to
Grant Officials).
(3) Period of review--The fiscal year preceding the
date of the monitoring visit, other agreed time period, or other reasonable
time period as determined by the Commission.
(4) Policies and Standards Committee--A committee of
the Commission charged with developing policies and standards related
to improving indigent defense services.
(5) Policy Monitor--The employee of the Commission
who monitors the effectiveness of a county's indigent defense policies,
standards, and procedures.
(6) Risk Assessment--A tool to rank each county's potential
risk of not being in compliance with indigent defense laws.
(7) Commission--Commission means the Texas Indigent
Defense Commission.
(8) Full review--An on-site policy monitoring review
covering all the core requirements in §174.28(c) of this chapter
(relating to relating to On-Site Monitoring Process).
(9) Limited scope review--An on-site policy monitoring
review covering fewer than all of the core requirements in §174.28(c)
of this chapter.
(10) Drop-in visit--An informal, on-site visit to assess
indigent defense processes of a county.
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