Text of section effective on April 01, 2025

Sec. 526.0702.  VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.  The commission shall develop and implement a program designed to assist domestic victims, including victims who are children, in accessing necessary services. The program must include:
(1)  a searchable database of assistance programs for domestic victims that may be used to match victims with appropriate resources, including:
(A)  programs that provide mental health services;
(B)  other health services;
(C)  services to meet victims' basic needs;
(D)  case management services; and
(E)  any other services the commission considers appropriate;
(2)  the grant program described by Section 526.0703;
(3)  recommended training programs for judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement personnel; and
(4)  an outreach initiative to ensure that victims, judges, prosecutors, and law enforcement personnel are aware of the availability of services through the program.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.