Tex. Gov't Code Section 547.0257
Distributing and Allocating Appropriated Money

(a)

The commission shall disburse money appropriated to or obtained by the commission for the matching grant program directly to a grant recipient, as the executive commissioner authorizes.

(b)

Except as provided by Subsection (c), from money appropriated to the commission for each fiscal year to implement this subchapter, the commission shall reserve 50 percent of that total to be awarded only as grants to a community mental health program located in a county with a population not greater than 250,000.

(c)

Without regard to the limitation provided by Subsection (b) and to the extent money appropriated to the commission to implement this subchapter for a fiscal year remains available to the commission after the commission selects grant recipients for the fiscal year, the commission shall make grants available through a competitive request for proposal process using the remaining money for the fiscal year.

(d)

The commission may use a reasonable amount not to exceed five percent of the money appropriated by the legislature for the purposes of this subchapter to pay the administrative costs of implementing this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.

Source: Section 547.0257 — Distributing and Allocating Appropriated Money, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­547.­htm#547.­0257 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

547.0001
Evaluation of Certain Contractors and Subcontractors 547.0002
Ombudsman for Behavioral Health Access to Care 547.0003
Rules Governing Peer Specialists 547.0004
Veteran Suicide Prevention Action Plan 547.0005
Local Mental Health Authority Group Regional Strategies 547.0051
Definitions 547.0052
Texas System of Care Framework 547.0053
Implementation 547.0054
Technical Assistance for Local Systems of Care 547.0101
Definitions 547.0102
Evaluations by Community Resource Coordination Groups 547.0103
Summary Report by Commission 547.0104
Agency Implementation of Recommendations 547.0151
Definition 547.0152
Purpose 547.0153
Composition of Council 547.0154
Presiding Officer 547.0155
Meetings 547.0156
Powers and Duties 547.0157
Suicide Prevention Subcommittee 547.0201
Streamlining Process for Awarding Behavioral Health Grants 547.0251
Definition 547.0252
Matching Grant Program 547.0253
Matching Contributions Required 547.0254
Selection of Recipients 547.0255
Local Mental Health Authority Involvement 547.0256
Use of Grants and Matching Amounts 547.0257
Distributing and Allocating Appropriated Money 547.0258
Rules 547.0259
Biennial Report 547.0301
Definition 547.0302
Matching Grant Program 547.0303
Matching Contributions Required 547.0304
Matching Grant Conditions: Single Counties 547.0305
Matching Grant Conditions: Multiple Counties 547.0306
Selection of Recipients 547.0307
Use of Grants and Matching Amounts 547.0308
Distributing and Allocating Appropriated Money 547.0309
Rules 547.0351
Definition 547.0352
Matching Grant Program 547.0353
Matching Contributions Required 547.0354
Community Collaborative Eligibility 547.0355
Petition Required 547.0356
Review of Petition by Commission 547.0357
Use of Grant Money and Matching Funds 547.0358
Report by Community Collaborative 547.0359
Inspections 547.0360
Allocating Appropriated Money 547.0401
Definition 547.0402
Matching Grant Program 547.0403
Matching Contributions Required 547.0404
Community Collaborative Eligibility 547.0405
Distribution of Grant 547.0406
Use of Grant Money and Matching Funds 547.0407
Report by Community Collaborative 547.0408
Inspections
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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