Texas District & County Attorneys Association

“The organization only solicits contributions from its supporting organization (all government entites) as well as in the form of government grants from state of texas governmental entities. Therefore, the organization has not provided any statement regarding deductibility to the supporting organization nor the state agencies from which the grants originated.”

“The organization has members which are classified as regular, associate, investigator, or key personnel members.”

“Eligibility to vote for officers, directors, and honorary members shall be restricted to district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys who are regular members in good standing.”

“Each regular member in good standing of the association present at the annual meeting or any special meeting shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the members except the election of officers, directors, and honorary members.”

“The executive director, director of operations, and secretary/treasurer reviewed the return with the preparing cpa. After review, the form 990 was provided to all board members prior to filing with the irs.”

“The conflict of interest policy and form is distributed before the december board meeting. The executive director is charged with compiling all of the board member forms. Once those are compiled, they are reviewed by the executive director and the tdcaa board of directors for potential conflicts of interest that would require board member recusal.”

“The board of directors evaluates the executive director's salary by examining ceo salaries of comparable non-profit corporations using an online resource and comparing with all napc directors of prosecutor associations around the country. The deliberation and decision-making process is contemporaneously documented in the minutes.”

“The records are available upon request for inspection during regular business hours.”

“The organization is dedicated to serving texas prosecutors and their staff, as well as attorneys in government representation. Tdcaa serves the people who work in the district and county attorneys offices around the state by: 1) producing comprehensive continuing legal education courses for prosecutors, their investigators, and personnel; 2) providing technical assistance to the prosecution community and related criminal justice agencies; and 3) serving as a liaison between prosecutors and other organizations in the day to day administration of criminal justice.”

“Thoroughly trained, knowledgeable, and competent prosecutors, assistant prosecutors, investigators, and administrative support personnel are indispensable to an effective criminal justice system. There is constant turnover as people leave public service for more lucrative private practices and work in private industry. It is imperative that prosecutors' offices be able to train new personnel as quickly and as comprehensively as possible. However, limited state and local financial resources make such training unaffordable on the local level. Additionally, training on an office-by-office basis would lack uniformity and lead to an uneconomic duplication of effort. The tdcaa, with its experience and dedication to the mission of training and assisting prosecutors, is able to supply that crucial training and education affordably, efficiently, and uniformly. Tdcaa hosts 11 major training events each year. In addition, tdcaa hosts regional training, in-house training, and online training.”

“The tdcaa, as the statewide association of prosecutors and their staff, acts as a central "clearinghouse" of information. It is important that prosecutor offices around the state have a source upon which they can rely for accurate, up-to-date information that directly affects their duties. Prosecutors often need technical assistance in the performance of their legal duties. The tdcaa staff monitors legislation and court decisions so that it can immediately relay changes in the law and other information to prosecutors. The association also researches legal issues and offers technical advice to members upon request. Additionally, the association provides guidance when approached by prosecution offices in search of professional testimony, software and hardware sources, pro tem assistance, forms, and a host of other ancillary needs germane to the prosecutorial role. Tdcaa also offers its members and allied professionals a catalog of 36 legal publications, including code books, manuals, and guides essential for prosecutors and their staff. In addition to the publications, tdcaa distributes weekly case law summaries to members and publishes a bi-monthly magazine, the texas prosecutor.”