(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