37 Tex. Admin. Code § 155.21 - Naming of a Texas Department of Criminal Justice Owned Facility
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to
establish procedures for the naming of a facility owned by the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). These naming procedures do not apply to a facility
that is not owned by the TDCJ.
(b)
Definition. "Facility" is a unit, building, individual room, or portion of a
unit or building owned by the TDCJ.
(c) Policy. It is the policy of the Texas
Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) to name a facility based upon its geographical
location, its function, or to recognize an individual who has contributed to
the process of criminal justice in the state of Texas. Suggestions for the
naming of a facility may be submitted by the public. However, the TBCJ
specifically reserves the right to accept, refuse, or choose a name other than
those names submitted by the public for consideration.
(d) Procedures.
(1) Suggestions for the naming of a facility
owned by the TDCJ shall be submitted to the TBCJ office at P.O. Box 13084,
Austin, Texas 78711. To be considered, each submitted suggestion shall include
the following:
(A) Location of the facility
to be named;
(B) Proposed name for
the facility;
(C) Biographical
sketch of the person if the proposed name is in recognition of a specific
individual;
(D) Synopsis of the
reasons, achievements, incidents, and other justification that form the basis
for the recommendation; and
(E) If
the suggested name is in recognition of a specific individual, written approval
from the individual or, if the individual is deceased, the individual's
next-of-kin.
(2)
Suggestions shall be reviewed by the TBCJ chairman and then maintained at the
TBCJ office for future consideration.
(3) Upon approval of the TBCJ chairman, the
recommendation to name a facility shall be placed on a TBCJ meeting agenda. The
TBCJ discussion and consideration concerning the facility's name shall occur in
an open meeting. A facility's name shall be approved by a majority vote of the
TBCJ.
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