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
  86R13883 MCK-D
 
  By: Dominguez H.B. No. 2674
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  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.
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