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§ 50.0051 — ESTABLISHMENT OF MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM

HS § 50.0051Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 50. SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND VICTIM TREATMENT PROGRAMS · Art. B. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPAL SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION PROGRAMS

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(a)The commission shall establish a matching grant program to award to a municipality a grant in an amount equal to the amount committed by the municipality for the development of a sex trafficking prevention needs assessment. A municipality that is awarded a grant must develop the needs assessment in collaboration with a local institution of higher education and on completion submit a copy of the needs assessment to the commission.
(b)A sex trafficking prevention needs assessment developed under Subsection (a) must outline:
(1)the prevalence of sex trafficking crimes in the municipality;
(2)strategies for reducing the number of sex trafficking crimes in the municipality; and
(3)the municipality's need for additional funding for sex trafficking prevention programs and initiatives.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 413 (S.B. 20), Sec. 5.01, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 50.0051 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.