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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 130.911(d) and (h), Local Government |
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Code, are 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: |
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(A) a population of less than 10,000 and |
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significant critical infrastructure located in its boundaries; or |
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(B) a population of 10,000 or more and less than |
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50,000; or |
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(3) $500,000 if the county has: |
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(A) a population of 10,000 or more and less than |
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50,000 and significant critical infrastructure located in its |
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boundaries; or |
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(B) a population of 50,000 or more and 300,000 or |
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less. |
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(h) The comptroller shall adopt rules necessary to |
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implement this section, including rules that establish: |
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(1) a standardized application process, including the |
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form to be used to apply for a grant and the manner of submitting the |
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form; |
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(2) deadlines for: |
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(A) applying for the grant; |
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(B) disbursement of grant money; and |
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(C) spending grant money; [and] |
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(3) procedures for: |
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(A) monitoring the disbursement of grant money to |
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ensure compliance with this section; and |
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(B) the return of grant money that was not used by |
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a county for a purpose authorized by this section; and |
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(4) standards to determine if critical infrastructure |
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is significant critical infrastructure for the purpose of |
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Subsection (d), considering the importance, value, and size of the |
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infrastructure. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to the award of a grant to a county under the rural sheriff's office |
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salary assistance grant program during a fiscal year of the county |
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that begins on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |