(a) State Vehicle Management Plan. To the extent applicable, the department adopts the State Vehicle Management Plan as adopted by the Office of Vehicle Fleet Management of the General Services Commission as mandated by Texas Government Code, Chapter 2171. Specifically, the department will follow the data collection and reporting requirements for vehicles used for law enforcement purposes, including black and white pursuit vehicles as specified in Chapter 5 and Appendix A of the Plan, unless otherwise excepted by the Office of Vehicle Fleet Management due to security concerns. However, the department is exempt from all other plan requirements.
(b) Restrictions on Assignment of Vehicles. Compliance with the following statutorily mandated policies is required by Texas Government Code, §2171.1045.
  (1) each department vehicle, with the exception of a vehicle assigned to a field employee, is to be assigned to the department motor pool and be available for check-out; and
  (2) the department may assign a vehicle to an individual administrative or executive employee on a regular or everyday basis only if the department makes a written determination that the assignment is critical to the needs and mission of the department.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.271 adopted to be effective May 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 3220