Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 121.0065 — GRANTS FOR ESSENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES
HS § 121.0065Title 2. HEALTH · Part F. LOCAL REGULATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH · Ch. 121. LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH REORGANIZATION ACT · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)Subject to the availability of funds, the department shall administer a program under which appropriated money may be granted to counties, municipalities, public health districts, and other political subdivisions for use by the counties, municipalities, public health districts, and other political subdivisions to provide or pay for essential public health services.
(b)The grants authorized by Subsection (a) shall be distributed equally between urban and rural areas of the state.
(c)The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing:
(1)the allocation formula for grants awarded under this section;
(2)the manner in which a municipality, county, public health district, or other political subdivision applies for a grant;
(3)the procedures for awarding grants; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0366, eff. April 2, 2015.