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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration by the Texas Department of Housing |
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and Community Affairs of homeless housing and services programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 2306.2585(a) and (b), Government Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department may administer a homeless housing and |
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services program in each municipality in this state with a |
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population of 285,500 or more to: |
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(1) provide for the construction, development, or |
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procurement of housing for homeless persons; and |
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(2) provide local programs to prevent and eliminate |
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homelessness, including the prevention of homelessness that |
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results from displacement due to economic development activities. |
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(b) The department may adopt rules to govern the |
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administration of the program, including rules that: |
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(1) provide that each municipality described by |
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Subsection (a) receives an [for the] allocation of any available |
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funding; and |
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(2) provide detailed guidelines as to the scope of the |
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local programs in the municipalities described by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |