Text of section effective on April 01, 2025

Sec. 547A.0002.  ACCEPTABLE USES OF GRANT MONEY.  An entity shall use money received from a grant made by the commission and private funding sources to establish or expand a community collaborative.  Acceptable uses for the money include:
(1)  developing the infrastructure of the collaborative and the start-up costs of the collaborative;
(2)  establishing, operating, or maintaining other community service providers in the community the collaborative serves, including intake centers, detoxification units, sheltering centers for food, workforce training centers, microbusinesses, and educational centers;
(3)  providing clothing, hygiene products, and medical services to and arranging transitional and permanent residential housing for individuals the collaborative serves;
(4)  providing mental health services and substance use treatment not readily available in the community the collaborative serves;
(5)  providing information, tools, and resource referrals to assist individuals the collaborative serves in addressing the needs of their children; and
(6)  establishing and operating coordinated intake processes, including triage procedures, to protect public safety in the community the collaborative serves.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.