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§ 50.0155 — TRAFFICKED PERSONS GRANT PROGRAM

HS § 50.0155Title 2. HEALTH · Part B. HEALTH PROGRAMS · Ch. 50. SEX TRAFFICKING PREVENTION AND VICTIM TREATMENT PROGRAMS · Art. D. TRAFFICKED PERSONS GRANT PROGRAM

Statute text

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(a)The commission shall establish the trafficked persons grant program to provide grants to applicants for dedicated housing and treatment facilities provided to human trafficking victims.
(b)The commission by rule shall establish and publish on its Internet website eligibility criteria for grant recipients. The commission must develop the criteria using research-based best practices and require the recipient to provide:
(1)immediate trauma support to a human trafficking victim on the victim's initial rescue or recovery from trafficking;
(2)wraparound services to facilitate a continuity of care for human trafficking victims placed in the recipient's facility as assisted by:
(A)the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section 772.0062, Government Code; or
(B)the governor's program for victims of child sex trafficking established under Section 772.0063, Government Code; and

Legislative history

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.

Source: Texas Health and Safety Code § 50.0155 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.