Amend CSHB 1487 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 8 through 10 and substitute the following:
Sec. 403.571. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "rural county law enforcement agency" means any of the following if located in a county with a population of 275,000 or less:
(1) a sheriff's office;
(2) a constable's office;
(3) a district attorney's office;
(4) a criminal district attorney's office; or
(5) a county attorney's office with criminal prosecution duties.
(2) On page 1, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following appropriately numbered subdivision and renumber subsequent subdivisions and cross-references to those subdivisions accordingly:
(____) the salaries of assistant prosecuting attorneys, investigators, victim assistance coordinators, or office support staff, including the hiring of additional attorneys, investigators, coordinators, and office support staff;
(3) On page 2, strike lines 4 through 14 and substitute the following:
Sec. 403.573. AMOUNT OF GRANTS. (a) The comptroller shall award a grant to a rural county law enforcement agency that applies for the grant using money appropriated to the comptroller for that purpose.
(b) A rural county law enforcement agency that is a sheriff's office or constable's office may be awarded a grant of not more than:
(1) $250,000, if the applicant is located in a county with a population of less than 10,000;
(2) $350,000, if the applicant is located in a county with a population of 10,000 or more but less than 50,000; or
(3) $500,000, if the applicant is located in a county with a population of 50,000 or more but not more than 275,000.
(c) A rural county law enforcement agency that is a district attorney's office, a criminal district attorney's office, or a county attorney's office with criminal prosecution duties may be awarded a grant of not more than:
(1) $100,000, if the applicant is located in a county with a population of less than 10,000;
(2) $175,000, if the applicant is located in a county with a population of 10,000 or more but less than 50,000; or
(3) $275,000, if the applicant is located in a county with a population of 50,000 or more but not more than 275,000.
(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), a multi-county district attorney's office is considered to be located in the county in the district with the largest population.
(4) On page 2, line 24, following the underlined period, add the following:
The commissioners court of a county may not reduce the amount of money provided to a rural county law enforcement agency because of grant funds provided under this subchapter to the rural county law enforcement agency.