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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a grant-writing coordination program for school |
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district school- |
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based health centers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 38, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 38.0631 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 38.0631. GRANT-WRITING COORDINATION PROGRAM. (a) The |
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Department of State Health Services shall employ three persons as |
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grant writers to assist and coordinate with school districts in |
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obtaining grants and other funds for school-based health centers. |
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Two of the grant writers employed under this subsection shall |
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assist and coordinate with rural school districts only. |
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(b) A grant writer employed under this section may secure a |
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grant or other funds on behalf of the state for a school-based |
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health center. |
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(c) Funds obtained by the use of a grant writer employed |
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under this section may be used only to: |
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(1) acquire, construct, or improve facilities for a |
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school-based health center; |
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(2) purchase or lease equipment or materials for a |
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school-based health center; or |
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(3) pay the salary or employment benefits of a person |
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who is employed to work exclusively in a school-based health |
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center. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |