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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of county mental health grant |
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services established by the Health and Human Services Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 531.0991, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (h) and (k) to read as follows: |
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(h) A community that receives a grant under this section is |
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required to leverage funds in an amount: |
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(1) equal to 25 [50] percent of the grant amount if the |
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community mental health program is located in a county with a |
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population of less than 100,000 [250,000]; |
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(2) equal to 50 [100] percent of the grant amount if |
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the community mental health program is located in a county with a |
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population of at least 100,000, but less than 250,000; [and] |
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(3) equal to 100 percent of the grant amount if the |
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community mental health program is located in a county with a |
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population of at least 250,000; and [equal to the percentage of the |
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grant amount otherwise required by this subsection for the largest |
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county in which a community mental health program is located if the |
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community mental health program is located in more than one |
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county.] |
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(4) equal to the percentage of the grant amount |
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otherwise required by this subsection for the county with the |
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largest population in which a community mental health program is |
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located if the community mental health program is located in more |
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than one county. |
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(k) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered calendar |
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year, the executive commissioner shall submit to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and each member of the legislature a report |
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evaluating the success of the matching grant program created by |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 531.0992, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (d-1) and (d-2) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) For services and treatment provided in a single |
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county, the commission shall condition each grant provided under |
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this section on a potential grant recipient providing funds from |
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non-state sources in a total amount at least equal to: |
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(1) 25 [50] percent of the grant amount if the |
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community mental health program to be supported by the grant |
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provides services and treatment in a county with a population of |
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less than 100,000 [250,000]; or |
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(2) 50 [100] percent of the grant amount if the |
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community mental health program to be supported by the grant |
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provides services and treatment in a county with a population of at |
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least 100,000, but less than 250,000 [or more]; and |
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(3) 100 percent of the grant amount if the community |
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mental health program to be supported by the grant provides |
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services and treatment in a county with a population of 250,000 or |
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more. |
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(d-2) For a community mental health program that provides |
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services and treatment in more than one county, the commission |
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shall condition each grant provided under this section on a |
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potential grant recipient providing funds from non-state sources in |
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a total amount at least equal to: |
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(1) 25 [50] percent of the grant amount if the county |
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with the largest population [largest county] in which the community |
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mental health program to be supported by the grant provides |
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services and treatment has a population of less than 100,000 |
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[250,000]; [or] |
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(2) 50 [100] percent of the grant amount if the county |
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with the largest population [largest county] in which the community |
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mental health program to be supported by the grant provides |
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services and treatment has a population of at least 100,000, but |
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less than 250,000 [or more]; and |
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(3) 100 percent of the grant amount if the county with |
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the largest population in which the community mental health program |
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to be supported by the grant provides services and treatment has a |
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population of 250,000 or more. |
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SECTION 3. Section 531.0993(c), Government Code, is amended |
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as follows: |
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(c) The commission shall condition each grant provided to a |
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community collaborative under this section on the collaborative |
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providing funds from non-state sources in a total amount at least |
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equal to: |
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(1) 25 [50] percent of the grant amount if the |
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collaborative includes a county with a population of less than |
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100,000 [250,000]; |
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(2) 50 [100] percent of the grant amount if the |
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collaborative includes a county with a population of at least |
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100,000, but less than 250,000; [and] |
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(3) 100 percent of the grant amount if the |
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collaborative includes a county with a population of at least |
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250,000; and [the percentage of the grant amount otherwise required |
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by this subsection for the largest county included in the |
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collaborative, if the collaborative includes more than one county.] |
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(4) the percentage of the grant amount otherwise |
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required by this subsection for the county with the largest |
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population included in the collaborative, if the collaborative |
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includes more than one county. |
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SECTION 4. Section 539.002, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsections (b) and (c) 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] contributors or local |
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governments, excluding state and federal funds, in an amount that |
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is at least equal to the amount of the grant awarded under this |
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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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(c) The department may award a grant under this chapter to |
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an entity for the purpose of establishing a community mental health |
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program in a county with a population of less than 250,000, if the |
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entity leverages additional funding or in-kind contributions from |
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private [sources] contributors or local governments, excluding |
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state and federal funds, in an amount equal to one-quarter of the |
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amount of the grant to be awarded under this section, and the entity |
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otherwise meets the requirements of Subsections (b)(2) and (3). |
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SECTION 5. Section 539.003, Government Code, is amended as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 539.003. ACCEPTABLE USES OF GRANT MONEY. An entity |
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shall use money received from a grant made by the department and |
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private funding sources for the establishment or expansion of a |
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community collaborative[, provided that the collaborative must be |
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self-sustaining within seven years]. Acceptable uses for the money |
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include: |
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(1) the development of the infrastructure of the |
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collaborative and the start-up costs of the collaborative; |
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(2) the establishment, operation, or maintenance of |
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other community service providers in the community served by the |
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collaborative, including intake centers, detoxification units, |
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sheltering centers for food, workforce training centers, |
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microbusinesses, and educational centers; |
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(3) the provision of clothing, hygiene products, and |
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medical services to and the arrangement of transitional and |
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permanent residential housing for persons served by the |
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collaborative; |
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(4) the provision of mental health services and |
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substance abuse treatment not readily available in the community |
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served by the collaborative; |
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(5) the provision of information, tools, and resource |
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referrals to assist persons served by the collaborative in |
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addressing the needs of their children; and |
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(6) the establishment and operation of coordinated |
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intake processes, including triage procedures, to protect the |
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public safety in the community served by the collaborative. |
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SECTION 6. Section 539.007, Government Code, is amended as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 539.007. REDUCTION AND CESSATION OF FUNDING. The |
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department shall establish processes by which the department may |
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reduce or cease providing funding to an entity if the community |
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collaborative operated by the entity does not meet the outcome |
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measures selected by the entity for the collaborative under Section |
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539.005 [or is not self-sustaining after seven years]. The |
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department shall redistribute any funds withheld from an entity |
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under this section to other entities operating high-performing |
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collaboratives on a competitive basis. |
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SECTION 7. The amendments to Sections 531.0991(h), |
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531.0991(k), 531.0992(d-1), 531.0992(d-2), 531.0993(c), |
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539.002(b), 539.002(c), 539.003, and 539.007, Government Code, |
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apply to contracts entered into on or after September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 8. If before implementing any provision of this Act |
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a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a |
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federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision, |
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the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or |
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authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the |
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waiver or authorization is granted. |
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SECTION 9. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |