Text of section effective until January 01, 2024
Sec. 133.125. ALLOCATION OF FEES TO TRUANCY PREVENTION AND DIVERSION ACCOUNT. (a) The truancy prevention and diversion account is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund. The account consists of money allocated to the account under Section 133.102(e).
(b) The legislature may appropriate money from the truancy prevention and diversion account only to the criminal justice division of the governor's office for distribution to local governmental entities for truancy prevention and intervention services.
(c) A local governmental entity may request funds from the criminal justice division of the governor's office for providing truancy prevention and intervention services. The division may award the requested funds based on the availability of appropriated funds and subject to the application procedure and eligibility requirements specified by division rule.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1213 (S.B. 1419), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Code of Criminal Procedure, Art/Sec 102.015 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 1.06, eff. January 1, 2020.
Amended by:
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 525 (H.B. 3186), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2024.