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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 assisting veterans and their |
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families. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 547.0304 and 547.0305, Government Code, |
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as effective April 1, 2025, are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 547.0304. MATCHING GRANT CONDITIONS: SINGLE COUNTIES. |
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For services and treatment provided in a single county, the |
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commission shall condition each grant provided under this |
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subchapter 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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Sec. 547.0305. MATCHING GRANT CONDITIONS: MULTIPLE |
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COUNTIES. 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 subchapter 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 only to |
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a grant awarded on or after the effective date of this Act. A grant |
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awarded before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date the award was made, 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 547.0304 and 547.0305, 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, 2025. |
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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, 2025. |