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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the distribution of the opioid abatement trust account. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 403.506(c), Government Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(c) The trust company shall: |
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(1) distribute to counties and municipalities to |
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address opioid-related harms in those communities an amount equal |
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to 15 percent of the total amount of money obtained under a |
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statewide opioid settlement agreement and distributed to the fund |
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and the account under Section 403.507; and |
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(2) allocate an amount equal to 70 percent of the total |
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amount of money obtained under a statewide opioid settlement |
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agreement and distributed to the fund and the account under Section |
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403.507 as follows: |
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(A) $5 million of the amount distributed to the |
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fund to the Texas Access to Justice Foundation to be expended only |
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on the order of the Supreme Court of Texas for the purpose of |
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providing basic civil legal services to indigent persons directly |
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impacted by opioid-use disorders, including children who need basic |
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civil legal services as a result of opioid-use disorders by a |
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parent, legal guardian or caretaker; [and] |
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(B) $10 million of the amount distributed to the |
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fund to the attorney general for the purpose of prevention, |
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education, and drug disposal awareness campaigns to include |
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providing at-home drug disposal kits and abatement tools for |
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children- and youth-focused populations across this state; and |
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(C) the remainder of that 70 percent to the |
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council. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |