Electronic Plan Submission Training

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Electronic Plan Submission Training

• 11/02/09

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A Resource for Texas Counties

• This presentation should help prepare you to
  submit your Indigent Defense plan
• With less than 40 slides, you should feel much
  more comfortable with TFIDs new Electronic Plan
  Submission process
• We currently estimate that you should be able to
  complete this walk-through in less than 20
  minutes

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Helping You Meet FDA Requirements

• The Texas Fair Defense Act requires counties to
  submit indigent defense plans to the Task Force
  every 2 years
• Eligibility for TFID grant funds is based on
  compliance with FDA requirements
• Submitting your plan should be much easier once
  you begin using the new process

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Youll learn the following

• Where to log in
• Where to go once youve logged in
• What to do if you work with multiple counties
• How to save your work
• How to enter your own information
• How to work with TFID Templates
• How to upload forms
• How to submit and approve your plan

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Lets Get Started

• Visit http//tfid.tamu.edu

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Log in to PPRI
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View once logged in
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Select county
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Update Contact Person Contact Information
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Click Submit/Create ID Plan
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Pick Adult or Juvenile
Click Next
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Pick Court Levels
Click Next
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Single County Option
Click Next
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Select single county from drop-down
Click Next
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Or Choose Multiple Counties
Click Next
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Pick counties
This example shows steps for a multi-county
submission.
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Proceed from county selection
Click Next
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Pick section to begin entering planExample
Preamble
Click Next
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Click Finish to move forward
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If applicable, insert your preamble
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Use the save button
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You may be prompted to save
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Complete Prompt Magistration section
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Example when populated with template language
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Example from MS Word Document
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Copy and Paste from existing Word Document
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Repeat the same steps to complete other sections
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Uploading Forms
You can use existing county forms or templates
provided by the Task Force. The next few slides
will show you how to upload forms to the Task
Force site.
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Sample Forms
Sample Forms are templates created by TFID and
may be used as part of your plan.
To use a sample form, click on the link you want.
Once the document is open, you may make any
necessary changes.
Once you are ready, you may save to your computer
as your own form. Then, this can be uploaded to
the TFID site.
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Select Form Type
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Browse to upload Forms
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Choose an existing county document
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Click the upload button
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Successful upload to system
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View, then submit plan
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Approval of Plan
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Authorized officials should click approval
buttons
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Approval Dates Appear
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Successful Submission!!