Section 174.26 - Subchapter DefinitionsThe 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 § RSA 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 § RSA 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 § RSA 174.28(c) of this chapter.(10) Drop-in visit--An informal, on-site visit to assess indigent defense processes of a county.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 174.26
The provisions of this §174.26 adopted to be effective July 23, 2009, 34 TexReg 4731; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 38, September 18, 2015, TexReg 6349, eff. 9/23/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 15, April 10, 2020, TexReg 2409, eff. 4/13/2020