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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a program to provide housing vouchers to emergency |
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medical services personnel in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2306.553(a), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(a) The public purpose of the corporation is to perform |
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activities and services that the corporation's board of directors |
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determines will promote the public health, safety, and welfare |
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through the provision of adequate, safe, and sanitary housing |
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primarily for individuals and families of low, very low, and |
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extremely low income and for persons who are eligible for loans |
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under the home loan program provided by Section 2306.5621 or who are |
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eligible for a housing voucher under Section 2306.570. The |
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activities and services shall include engaging in mortgage banking |
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activities and lending transactions and acquiring, holding, |
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selling, or leasing real or personal property. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter Y, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2306.570 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2306.570. HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM FOR EMERGENCY |
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MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL. (a) In this section, "emergency |
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medical services personnel" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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773.003, Health and Safety Code. |
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(b) The corporation shall, using available resources, |
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establish a housing voucher program in a county with a population of |
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more than 1 million and less than 1.5 million to provide housing |
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vouchers to emergency medical services personnel. |
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(c) The corporation's board of directors shall adopt rules: |
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(1) governing the program's administration; |
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(2) establishing eligibility criteria for a person to |
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receive a housing voucher under the program; |
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(3) establishing a mechanism to determine the amount |
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of a housing voucher provided under the program; and |
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(4) prescribing any other program requirements that |
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the board determines necessary. |
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(d) The corporation may accepts gifts, grants, and |
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donations from any source to establish and operate the program. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |