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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of a grant program for the |
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establishment and expansion of community collaboratives. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 539, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Sections 539.010 and 539.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 539.010. COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVES FUND. (a) In this |
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section, "fund" means the community collaboratives fund |
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established under this section. |
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(b) The community collaboratives fund is established as a |
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special fund in the state treasury. |
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(c) The fund consists of: |
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(1) legislative appropriations to the department for a |
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purpose of the fund; |
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(2) any revenue that by law is dedicated for deposit to |
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the fund; |
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(3) interest or other earnings on money credited to or |
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allocable to the fund; and |
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(4) money from gifts, grants, or donations to the |
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fund. |
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(d) The department may use the fund only to: |
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(1) provide grants to entities in accordance with this |
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chapter; and |
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(2) pay the necessary and reasonable expenses of |
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administering the fund. |
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Sec. 539.011. BIENNIAL REPORT. (a) The department shall |
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prepare a report that includes: |
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(1) the method by which the department chose entities |
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to award grants to under this chapter; |
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(2) the amount of each grant awarded to an entity under |
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this chapter; |
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(3) the number of individuals served by each community |
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collaborative receiving grant funds under this chapter; and |
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(4) the results of the annual review of outcome |
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measures required by Section 539.006. |
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(b) Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, |
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the department shall submit a report described by Subsection (a) |
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to: |
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(1) the standing committees of the legislature having |
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jurisdiction over the department and state finance; and |
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(2) the Legislative Budget Board. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |