Sec. 1001.204.  PLANS FOR MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING PROGRAMS.  (a)  Not later than July 1 of each even-numbered year for which a local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority will seek a grant from the commission under Section 1001.203, the authority shall submit to the commission a plan demonstrating the manner in which grants made to the authority under that section will be used:
(1)  to train individuals in mental health first aid throughout the authority's local service area to maximize the number of children who have direct contact with an individual who has successfully completed a mental health first aid training program provided by the authority;
(2)  to meet the greatest needs of the authority's local service area, as identified by the authority; and
(3)  to complement existing resources and not duplicate established mental health first aid training efforts.
(b)  The commission may not make a grant to a local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority under Section 1001.203 unless the commission has evaluated a plan submitted by the authority under this section.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1306 (H.B. 3793), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (S.B. 133), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2015.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 2059), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.