Bill Text: TX HB2674 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to making an appropriation to the Health and Human Services Commission for children's advocacy centers and court-appointed special advocate programs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-11 - Referred to Appropriations [HB2674 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB2674-Introduced.html
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By: Dominguez | H.B. No. 2674 |
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relating to making an appropriation to the Health and Human | ||
Services Commission for children's advocacy centers and | ||
court-appointed special advocate programs. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. (a) In addition to other appropriations made by | ||
the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, the amount of | ||
$2,720,000 is appropriated from the general revenue fund to the | ||
Health and Human Services Commission for the state fiscal biennium | ||
ending August 31, 2021, for the purpose of entering into a contract | ||
with a statewide organization that shall provide training, | ||
technical assistance, evaluation services, and funds | ||
administration to support contractual requirements for local | ||
children's advocacy center programs. The statewide organization | ||
must be exempt from federal income taxation and be composed of | ||
individuals or groups of individuals who have expertise in the | ||
establishment and operation of children's advocacy center | ||
programs. | ||
(b) In addition to other appropriations made by the 86th | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, the amount of $2,640,000 is | ||
appropriated from the general revenue fund to the Health and Human | ||
Services Commission for the state fiscal biennium ending August 31, | ||
2021, for the purpose of entering into a contract with a statewide | ||
organization that shall provide training, technical assistance, | ||
and evaluation services for the benefit of local volunteer advocate | ||
programs, including court-appointed special advocate programs. | ||
The statewide organization must be exempt from federal income | ||
taxation and be composed of individuals or groups of individuals | ||
who have expertise in the dynamics of child abuse and neglect and | ||
experience in operating volunteer advocate programs. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |