Sec. 2306.587.  OPERATION OF SELF-HELP CENTER;  MONITORING.  (a)  To operate a self-help center, the department shall, subject to the availability of revenue for that purpose, enter into a four-year contract directly with a local nonprofit organization, including a local community action agency that qualifies as an eligible entity under 42 U.S.C. Section 9902, or a local housing authority that has demonstrated the ability to carry out the functions of a self-help center under this subchapter.
(b)  The department is solely responsible for contract oversight and for the monitoring of self-help centers under this subchapter.
(c)  The department and the self-help centers may apply for and receive public or private gifts or grants to enable the centers to achieve their purpose.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1016, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1367, Sec. 2.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.