(a) Nominations for inclusion on the Memorial Monument must be submitted to the commission in accordance with Article 3105.0035, Government Code.
(b) In order to make a preliminary recommendation to the Commission on whether a nominee is eligible for inclusion on the Memorial Monument, the executive director or designee shall accept supporting documentation affirming a nominee's eligibility, including:
  (1) certified copy of the Law Enforcement Agency incident report or other records;
  (2) certified copy of the Coroner's report;
  (3) sworn affidavit completed by the law enforcement agency chief executive officer or any other person with knowledge of the incident accepting responsibility for the information submitted, accompanied by a description detailing the incident and death;
  (4) certified copy of statements of witnesses to the fatal incident;
  (5) an original letter or petition of a family member with verified supporting documents;
  (6) reproduced documents verified by a state or county historical commission chairperson;
  (7) news articles or other published materials supported by documents listed above; or
  (8) any other documentation which would reasonably substantiate a finding by the commission.
(c) The commission shall review the recommendations of the executive director concerning names of deceased officers for inclusion on the Memorial Monument at a regularly scheduled meeting and make its final determination according to §3105.0035 Texas Government Code.
(d) Nominations must be submitted to the Commission no later than 30 days prior to a quarterly meeting in which the Commission will be taking up the executive director's preliminary recommendations.
(e) The effective date of this section is May 1, 2018.

Source Note: The provisions of this §229.3 adopted to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 1883