Texas Statutes
Chapter 140 - Miscellaneous Financial Provisions Affecting Municipalities, Counties, and Other Local Governments
Section 140.004. Budgets of Certain Juvenile Boards and Community Supervision and Corrections Departments

Sec. 140.004. BUDGETS OF CERTAIN JUVENILE BOARDS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENTS. (a) This section applies only to:
(1) a juvenile board, juvenile probation office, or juvenile department established for one or more counties; and
(2) a community supervision and corrections department established for a judicial district.
(b) Before the 45th day before the first day of the fiscal year of a county, a juvenile board and a community supervision and corrections department that each have jurisdiction in the county shall:
(1) prepare a budget for the board's or department's next fiscal year; and
(2) hold a meeting to finalize the budget.
(c) Before the 14th day before the juvenile board or community supervision and corrections department has a meeting to finalize its budget, the board or department shall file with the commissioners court:
(1) a copy of the proposed budget; and
(2) a statement containing the date of the board's or department's meeting to finalize its budget.
(d) Before the later of the 90th day after the last day of the juvenile board's or community supervision and corrections department's fiscal year, or the date the county auditor's annual report is made to the commissioners court, the board or department shall file with the commissioners court a complete financial statement of the board or department covering the board's or department's preceding fiscal year.
(e) The financial statement required by Subsection (d) must contain any information considered appropriate by the juvenile board or community supervision and corrections department and any information required by the commissioners court of each county in which the board or department has jurisdiction.
(f) The budget for a juvenile board or community supervision and corrections department may not include an automobile allowance for a member of the governing body of the board or department if the member holds another state, county, or municipal office. The budget may include reimbursement of actual travel expenses, including mileage for automobile travel, incurred while the member is engaged in the official business of the board or department.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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