By: Alvarado, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 3327
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2015;
  April 23, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State
  Affairs; May 6, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:  
  Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 6, 2015, sent to printer.)
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  COMMITTEE VOTE
 
 
         YeaNayAbsentPNV
         HuffmanX
         EllisX
         BirdwellX
         CreightonX
         EstesX
         FraserX
         NelsonX
         SchwertnerX
         ZaffiriniX
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to a grant program to fund domestic violence high risk
  teams.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 402, Government Code, is
  amended by adding Section 402.038 to read as follows:
         Sec. 402.038.  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HIGH RISK TEAMS GRANT
  PROGRAM. (a) A domestic violence high risk team is a
  multidisciplinary team that coordinates efforts to increase the
  safety of victims of family violence, as that term is defined by
  Section 71.004, Family Code, by monitoring and containing
  perpetrators while providing victim services. The team may be
  composed of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, community
  supervision and corrections departments, victim advocates,
  nonprofit organizations that provide services or shelter to victims
  of family violence, and medical personnel. The team members work
  together to share information and communicate to provide the best
  possible responses to victims at high risk.
         (b)  Using money appropriated for the purpose, the attorney
  general may award grants to domestic violence high risk teams in
  communities in this state.
         (c)  The attorney general shall request proposals for the
  award of grants under this section. The attorney general shall
  evaluate the proposals and award grants based on the need for
  domestic violence services in the community in which the team is
  located and the effectiveness or potential effectiveness of the
  team.
         (d)  A grant recipient may use grant money received under
  this section only to fund the activities of a domestic violence high
  risk team in reducing or preventing incidents of domestic violence
  and providing domestic violence services to victims.
         (e)  The attorney general shall establish procedures to
  administer the grant program, including a procedure for the
  submission of a proposal and a procedure to be used by the attorney
  general in evaluating a proposal.
         (f)  To supplement any appropriations for the grant program,
  the attorney general shall apply for any available federal grant
  funds for the prevention of domestic violence.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
 
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