Sec. 617.005. OVERSIGHT  


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  • (a) The lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives may assign to appropriate legislative committees duties relating to the oversight of veterans court programs established under this chapter.

    (b) A legislative committee or the governor may request the state auditor to perform a management, operations, or financial or accounting audit of a veterans court program established under this chapter.

    (c) A veterans court program established under this chapter shall:

    (1) notify the criminal justice division of the governor's office before or on implementation of the program; and

    (2) provide information regarding the performance of the program to that division on request.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 840 , Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1103 , Sec. 17(a), eff. September 1, 2009.