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Texas Board of Criminal Justice posts rule changes for comment and adopts personnel directive revisions
Summary
The board voted to publish a package of proposed amendments to Title 37 of the Texas Administrative Code for public comment and adopted revisions to multiple policy and personnel directives, including PD‑21 and PD‑22.
The Texas Board of Criminal Justice voted Dec. 13 to post a series of proposed amendments to Title 37 of the Texas Administrative Code and adopted revisions to internal policy statements and personnel directives that update terminology and administrative processes.
TDCJ General Counsel Stephanie Greger presented a regulatory package that included proposed changes to sections addressing substance use treatment operations, community supervision administration, supervision definitions and medical and psychological information. At least some proposals were routed for publication in the Texas Register to receive public comment; others that had been posted earlier were adopted as final rules.
Board members approved motions to publish the proposed amendments for public comment, with motions made from the floor for specific sections. Separately, the board adopted revisions to board policy O‑1.09 (internal audit policy statement) and personnel directives PD‑21 (diversity and anti‑discrimination in the workplace) and PD‑22 (general rules of conduct and disciplinary action guidelines). The personnel directive revisions separate equal employment opportunity and anti‑discrimination processes into PD‑21, revise disciplinary definitions and progressive corrective actions in PD‑22, and outline updated investigation timelines.
Greger said the amendments align language (for example, replacing "continuum of sanctions" with "progressive sanctions") and remove or revise cross‑references so statutes and administrative language match current practice. Changes include procedural clarifications about records, training documentation and case file audit procedures.
Why it matters: The publication and adoption actions will change administrative procedures for corrections operations, community supervision, personnel conduct and internal audit oversight. Publication in the Texas Register opens the rules for public comment before some changes are finalized.
The board approved the publication and adoption motions by roll call or voice votes throughout the meeting; where the record shows no roll call, proceedings were recorded as "motion passes." Specific language in many rules will now be available for public comment per the Texas Register schedule.
