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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the eligibility of certain counties to participate in |
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the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program and the |
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rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 130.911(a)(2), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Qualified county" means a county with a |
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population of 400,000 [300,000] or less. |
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SECTION 2. Section 130.911(d), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The comptroller shall award a grant to a qualified |
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county that applies for the grant using money appropriated to the |
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comptroller for that purpose. The grant must be in the following |
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applicable amount: |
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(1) $250,000 if the county has a population of less |
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than 10,000; |
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(2) $350,000 if the county has a population of 10,000 |
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or more and less than 50,000; [or] |
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(3) $500,000 if the county has a population of 50,000 |
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or more and less than 300,000; or |
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(4) $650,000 if the county has a population of 300,000 |
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or more and 400,000 or less. |
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SECTION 3. Section 130.913(a)(2), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(2) "Qualified prosecutor's office" means, in a |
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jurisdiction with a population of 400,000 [300,000] or less, the |
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office of a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or |
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county attorney with criminal prosecution duties. |
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SECTION 4. Section 130.913(d), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The comptroller shall award a grant to a qualified |
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prosecutor's office that applies for the grant using money |
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appropriated to the comptroller for that purpose. The grant must be |
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in the following applicable amount: |
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(1) $100,000 if the prosecutor's office's jurisdiction |
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has a population of less than 10,000; |
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(2) $175,000 if the prosecutor's office's jurisdiction |
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has a population of 10,000 or more and less than 50,000; [or] |
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(3) $275,000 if the prosecutor's office's jurisdiction |
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has a population of 50,000 or more and less than 300,000; or |
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(4) $375,000 if the prosecutor's office's jurisdiction |
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has a population of 300,000 or more and 400,000 or less. |
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SECTION 5. 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, 2025. |