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House Bill 2683 |
House Author: Chisum et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Estes |
House Bill 2683 amends the Human Resources Code to authorize the Health and Human Services Commission to administer a grant program to provide grants of up to $50,000 to programs that provide marriage education services, and it requires a grant recipient to provide program services at no cost to participants. The commission is further authorized to contract with private entities to provide marriage education training and curriculum, technical assistance, and other support to grant recipients. The bill requires the commission to spend a minimum of one percent of the money received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant during each state fiscal year to fund programs that support the development of healthy marriages and strong families, including the program established by the bill. The bill requires that up to 10 percent of the money derived from the block grant be paid to a senior college or university to establish a process for evaluating the programs.