Sec. 50.0153.  ESTABLISHMENT OF ACCOUNT.  (a)  The trafficked persons program account is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.
(b)  The account consists of:
(1)  contributions made under Section 2054.252, Government Code;
(2)  contributions made under Sections 502.416, 521.013, and 522.0296, Transportation Code;
(3)  fees for the specialty license plates issued under Section 504.675, Transportation Code;
(4)  gifts, grants, and donations received for the account; and
(5)  interest, dividends, and other income of the account.
(c)  Section 403.0956, Government Code, does not apply to the account.
(d)  Money in the account may be appropriated only to:
(1)  the grant program;
(2)  the sex trafficking prevention and victim treatment programs established under this chapter;
(3)  the trafficked persons program established under Section 54.04012, Family Code; and
(4)  the administration of a program described by Section 264.004(d), Family Code.
(e)  The legislature may not use money in the account to offset any other appropriations designated to the department or commission.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.