Sec. 22.012. TRAINING RELATED TO DIVERSIONS. (a) Each attorney representing the state in the prosecution of felonies and each district court judge shall, as an official duty, each year complete a course of instruction related to the diversion of offenders from confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(b) The supreme court shall adopt rules to provide for the training required by Subsection (a). In adopting the rules, the court shall consult with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to obtain the department's recommendations for instruction content.
(c) The instruction must include information relating to:
(1) case law, statutory law, and procedural rules relating to felony diversions; and
(2) available community and state resources for diversions.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 10, Sec. 11.09(a), eff. Aug. 29, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.063, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Section 22.003. Procedure of the Court
Section 22.004. Rules of Civil Procedure
Section 22.0041. Rules Regarding Foreign Law and Foreign Judgments in Certain Family Law Actions
Section 22.0042. Rules Regarding Exemptions From Seizure of Property; Form
Section 22.005. Disqualification of Justices
Section 22.007. Petition for Review
Section 22.008. Publication of Decisions
Section 22.009. Stenographers; Bailiff
Section 22.010. Sealing of Court Records
Section 22.012. Training Related to Diversions
Section 22.013. Judicial Instruction Related to Guardianship Issues
Section 22.0135. Judicial Guidance Related to Child Protective Services Cases and Juvenile Cases
Section 22.014. Senior Justice Acting for Chief Justice
Section 22.015. Permanent Place Designations
Section 22.017. Grants by Commissions Established by Supreme Court
Section 22.018. Promulgation of Forms for Certain Expedited Foreclosure Proceedings
Section 22.019. Promulgation of Certain Landlord-Tenant Forms
Section 22.020. Promulgation of Certain Probate Forms
Section 22.022. Judicial Instruction Related to Foreign Law and Foreign Judgments