(a) The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall approve, certify, and supervise the Private Sector Prison Industries Programs operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and county correctional facilities.
(b) This oversight function includes:
  (1) Promulgating board rules governing the Private Sector Prison Industries Programs as may be authorized under state and federal law;
  (2) Designating or un-designating a cost accounting center (CAC); and
  (3) Determining compliance of the CACs with state and federal guidelines and law, as well as 37 Texas Administrative Code §154.11.

Source Note: The provisions of this §154.1 adopted to be effective May 2, 2010, 35 TexReg 3286; amended to be effective November 5, 2015, 40 TexReg 7670; amended to be effective July 18, 2021, 46 TexReg 4172