(a) The Board has overall managerial responsibility for developing, promulgating, and investigating policies on parole and mandatory supervision.     
      (b) The Presiding Officer of the Board or the Presiding Officer's designee acts as the agency's liaison to the legislature. The Board shall have final approval over all proposed legislation before being submitted to the legislature.     
      (c) The Presiding Officer of the Board or the Presiding Officer's designee shall serve as agency spokesperson on all matters pertaining to Board policy.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §150.56 adopted to be effective August 15, 1989, 14 TexReg 3815; amended to be effective July 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 4759; amended to be effective September 17, 2000, 25 TexReg 9013; amended to be effective February 5, 2004, 29 TexReg 1211; amended to be effective August 11, 2016, 41 TexReg 5764