Business and Finance Division
Accounting & Business Services Department
Cashier Services
Mission
To accurately record and reconcile revenue/reimbursements and the transfer of those funds to the State Treasury on behalf of the agency.
Responsibilities:
- Record, reconcile and transfer revenue to the State Treasury. Revenue(s) include, but are not limited to, monies received from agricultural and salvage/surplus sales, Texas Correctional Industry (TCI) sales, refunds and reimbursements, along with fees for laundry/barber services, employee housing and open records requests.
- Processing unit activity deposits, such as vocational fees, commissary and craft sales and monies belonging to newly processed offenders and confiscated monies.
- Monitor, maintain and reconcile all unit clearing and manager’s clearing bank accounts.
- Management of vehicle titles, to include filing titles and processing paperwork when a vehicle is sold or disposed.
Contact Information
Cashier Services
P.O. Box 4015
Huntsville, TX 77342
Telephone: (936) 437-6248
Fax: (936) 437-6306
Travel Services
Mission
To provide assistance and guidance to agency employees regarding travel needs and process travel vouchers in a timely manner.
Responsibilities
- Audit, analyze and process payments to employees and vendors related to travel expenses.
- Interpret and apply state and agency policies for compliance when paying travel claims.
- Functions as the agency's travel agency to include researching flight information, reserving and booking employee's airline travel; assisting with booking car rentals and hotel reservations.
Contact Information
Travel Services
P.O. Box 4015
Huntsville, TX 77342
Telephone: (936) 437-6239
Fax: (936) 437-6306
Restitution & Fees
Mission
To accurately record and distribute all funds collected for restitution, supervision fees, crime victim’s compensation fees, sexual assault program fees, and post secondary education.
- Restitution: Payment by an offender to the victim of the offender to the victim of the offense for financial loss sustained as a result of the offense. This is imposed on the judgment and sentence.
- Supervision Fees: Fees created by the State Legislature to offset the cost of supervision. Monies collected are transferred into the State General Fund.
- Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund: Victims of crime can receive compensation from the Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund for lost wages, medical expenses, psychiatric expenses, funeral expenses, etc. Funds collected are transferred to the State Attorney General’s Office for disbursement.
- Sexual Assault Program Fees: Victims of sexual assault can receive services offered by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services, a program of the Crime Victim Services Division administered by the Attorney General’s Office.
- Post Secondary Education Reimbursement: Post Secondary Education Reimbursement requires any offender who takes vocational courses or college credit courses to reimburse the state for the full amount of the course once paroled. Monies are transferred to the Windham Independent School District.
Responsibilities
- Balance and monitor fee payments collected from offenders released on parole or mandatory supervision
- Maintain and set up Vendor Identification numbers for Restitution victims
- Assist Parole Offices with questions on fee assessment
- Oversee automated restitution payment process
- Serve as a liaison to victims regarding the Restitution process
- Issue discharge checks for offenders to be released from TDCJ; in addition to monitoring, reconciling and auditing the account for compliance.
Helpful Links
Contact Information
Restitution Section
P.O. Box 4019
Huntsville, TX 77342
Telephone:
(866) 464-4137 (Toll Free)
(936) 437-6167
(936) 437-6163
Fax: (936) 437-8473
Fees Section
P.O. Box 4019 Huntsville, TX 77342
Telephone:
(936) 437-6297
(936) 437-8750
Fax: (936) 437-8473