Committee OKs rule updates for private probation oversight; no public comment
The Private Probation Services Council updated in-service training requirements and added an attestation that quarterly reports match those sent to local court clerks, reflecting a Comptroller recommendation from a 2024 sunset audit; the committee approved the changes with no public comment.
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Reed Witcher of the Department of Commerce and Insurance told the joint committee that the Private Probation Services Council updated annual in-service requirements and incorporated a Comptroller recommendation that private probation companies attest that the quarterly reports they submit to the council are the same as those provided to local court clerks. The changes came out of the council's retrospective rule review and had been the subject of a rulemaking hearing on Nov. 7, 2025, during which no public comments were received.
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