Section 107.304 - Plan for Program Required The commissioners court or commissioners courts shall require a written plan of operation from an entity operating a program under this subchapter. The plan of operation must include:
(1) a budget for the program, including salaries;(2) a description of each personnel position, including the program's director;(3) the maximum allowable caseload for each attorney appointed under the program;(4) provisions for training personnel of the program and attorneys appointed under the program;(5) a description of anticipated overhead costs for the program;(6) a policy regarding licensed investigators and expert witnesses used by attorneys appointed under the program;(7) a policy to ensure that appointments are reasonably and impartially allocated among qualified attorneys; and(8) a policy to ensure that an attorney appointed under the program does not accept appointment in a case that involves a conflict of interest for the attorney.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 324,Sec. 24.001, eff. 9/1/2017.Added by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 571,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2015.