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Senate Bill 55 |
Senate Author: Nelson et al. |
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Effective: 6-4-15 |
House Sponsor: King, Susan |
Senate Bill 55 amends the Government Code to establish a grant program to support community mental health programs providing services and treatment to veterans and their families. The bill requires the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to enter into an agreement with a qualified nonprofit or private entity to serve as the administrator of the grant program, provides for the selection of a qualified nonprofit or private entity to administer a pilot program, and sets out the duties of the administrator in fulfilling HHSC's responsibilities with respect to the grant program.
The bill requires all grants awarded under the program to be used only to support community programs that provide mental health care services and treatment to veterans and their families and that coordinate mental health care services for veterans and their families with other transition support services. The bill sets out the duties of the executive commissioner of HHSC in developing criteria for evaluating grant recipient applications or proposals.