Texas Transportation Code

§ 201.451 — ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE

TN § 201.451Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 201. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION · Art. F-1. COMPLIANCE PROGRAM

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The commission shall establish a compliance program, which must include a compliance office to oversee the program. The compliance office is responsible for:

(1)acting to prevent and detect serious breaches of departmental policy, fraud, waste, and abuse of office, including any acts of criminal conduct within the department;

(2)independently and objectively reviewing, investigating, delegating, and overseeing the investigation of:

(A)conduct described by Subdivision (1);

(B)criminal activity in the department;

(C)allegations of wrongdoing by department employees;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 15(a), eff. September 1, 2011.