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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administration of a grant program to support |
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community mental health programs for veterans and their families. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 531.0992(d-1) and (d-2), Government |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(d-1) For services and treatment provided in a single |
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county, the commission shall condition each grant provided under |
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this section on a potential grant recipient providing funds from |
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non-state sources in a total amount at least equal to: |
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(1) 25 percent of the grant amount if the community |
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mental health program to be supported by the grant provides |
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services and treatment in a county with a population of less than |
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100,000; or |
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(2) 50 percent of the grant amount if the community |
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mental health program to be supported by the grant provides |
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services and treatment in a county with a population of 100,000 or |
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more [but less than 250,000; or |
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[(3) 100 percent of the grant amount if the community |
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mental health program to be supported by the grant provides |
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services and treatment in a county with a population of 250,000 or |
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more]. |
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(d-2) For a community mental health program that provides |
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services and treatment in more than one county, the commission |
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shall condition each grant provided under this section on a |
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potential grant recipient providing funds from non-state sources in |
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a total amount at least equal to: |
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(1) 25 percent of the grant amount if the county with |
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the largest population in which the community mental health program |
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to be supported by the grant provides services and treatment has a |
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population of less than 100,000; or |
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(2) 50 percent of the grant amount if the county with |
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the largest population in which the community mental health program |
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to be supported by the grant provides services and treatment has a |
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population of 100,000 or more [but less than 250,000; or |
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[(3) 100 percent of the grant amount if the county with |
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the largest population in which the community mental health program |
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to be supported by the grant provides services and treatment has a |
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population of 250,000 or more]. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply to a |
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grant awarded on or after the effective date of this Act. A grant |
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awarded under a provision amended by this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the grant was awarded, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. The Health and Human Services Commission is |
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required to implement the changes in law made by this Act to |
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Sections 531.0992(d-1) and (d-2), Government Code, only if the |
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legislature appropriates money specifically for that purpose in an |
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amount greater than the amount appropriated to the commission for |
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that purpose for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, 2023. |
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If the legislature does not appropriate money specifically for that |
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purpose and in such amount, the commission may, but is not required |
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to, implement those changes in law using other money available to |
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the commission for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |