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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to matching fund requirements for an entity to receive a |
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community collaborative grant. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 539.002(b), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department |
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shall require each entity awarded a grant under this section to: |
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(1) leverage additional funding or in-kind |
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contributions from private sources or local governmental sources in |
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an amount that is at least equal to the amount of the grant awarded |
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under this section; |
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(2) provide evidence of significant coordination and |
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collaboration between the entity, local mental health authorities, |
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municipalities, local law enforcement agencies, and other |
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community stakeholders in establishing or expanding a community |
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collaborative funded by a grant awarded under this section; and |
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(3) provide evidence of a local law enforcement policy |
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to divert appropriate persons from jails or other detention |
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facilities to an entity affiliated with a community collaborative |
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for the purpose of providing services to those persons. |
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SECTION 2. Section 539.0051(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The governing body of a county shall develop and make |
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public a plan detailing: |
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(1) how local mental health authorities, |
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municipalities, local law enforcement agencies, and other |
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community stakeholders in the county could coordinate to establish |
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or expand a community collaborative to accomplish the goals of |
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Section 539.002; |
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(2) how entities in the county may leverage funding |
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from private sources or local governmental sources to accomplish |
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the goals of Section 539.002 through the formation or expansion of a |
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community collaborative; and |
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(3) how the formation or expansion of a community |
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collaborative could establish or support resources or services to |
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help local law enforcement agencies to divert persons who have been |
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arrested to appropriate mental health care or substance abuse |
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treatment. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |