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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of a transitional housing pilot program |
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by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.258, Government Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read |
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as follows: |
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(a) With money contributed to the Ending Homelessness fund |
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under Section 502.415, Transportation Code [If funds are |
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available], the department shall operate a transitional housing |
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pilot program in four areas of this [the] state. |
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(c) The department may: |
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(1) operate the program in coordination with one or |
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more counties or municipalities; and |
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(2) provide a grant from the Ending Homelessness fund |
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under Section 502.415, Transportation Code, to a county or |
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municipality with which the department coordinates to operate the |
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program. |
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(d) The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 502.415(f) and (g), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(f) The Ending Homelessness fund is created as a trust fund |
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outside the state treasury to be held by the comptroller and |
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administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community |
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Affairs as trustee. The fund is composed of money deposited to the |
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credit of the fund under this section. Money in the fund shall be |
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used to provide grants to counties and municipalities to combat |
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homelessness, including, as applicable, a county or municipality |
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with which the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs |
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coordinates to operate the transitional housing pilot program under |
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Section 2306.258, Government Code. |
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(g) The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs |
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shall: |
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(1) adopt rules governing application for grants from |
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the Ending Homelessness fund and the issuance of those grants; and |
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(2) give priority in issuing grants from the fund to |
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counties and municipalities that coordinate with the Texas |
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Department of Housing and Community Affairs in the operation of the |
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transitional housing pilot program under Section 2306.258, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |