Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 533.003
Use of Funds for Volunteer Programs in Local Authorities and Community Centers

(a)

To develop or expand a volunteer mental health program in a local mental health authority or a community center, the department may allocate available funds appropriated for providing volunteer mental health services.

(b)

The department shall develop formal policies that encourage the growth and development of volunteer mental health services in local mental health authorities and community centers.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1209, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1335, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 533.003 — Use of Funds for Volunteer Programs in Local Authorities and Community Centers, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­533.­htm#533.­003 (accessed Feb. 26, 2025).

533.0001
Definitions 533.001
Gifts and Grants 533.0002
Commissioner’s Powers and Duties 533.003
Use of Funds for Volunteer Programs in Local Authorities and Community Centers 533.004
Liens 533.005
Easements 533.007
Use of Criminal History Record Information 533.008
Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability 533.009
Exchange of Patient Records 533.010
Information Relating to Condition 533.012
Cooperation of State Agencies 533.014
Responsibility of Local Mental Health Authorities in Making Treatment Recommendations 533.015
Unannounced Inspections 533.016
Certain Procurements of Goods and Services by Service Providers 533.017
Participation in Purchasing Contracts or Group Purchasing Program 533.031
Definitions 533.032
Long-range Planning 533.033
Determination of Required Range of Mental Health Services 533.034
Authority to Contract for Community-based Services 533.035
Local Mental Health Authorities 533.037
Service Programs and Sheltered Workshops 533.040
Services for Children and Youth 533.042
Evaluation of Elderly Residents 533.043
Proposals for Geriatric, Extended, and Transitional Care 533.051
Allocation of Outpatient Mental Health Services and Beds in State Hospitals 533.052
Contracting with Certain Mental Health Service Providers and Facilities to Provide Services and Beds for Certain Persons 533.053
Informing Courts of Commitment Options 533.0075
Exchange of Employment Records 533.081
Development of Facility Budgets 533.082
Determination of Savings in Facilities 533.083
Criteria for Expansion, Closure, or Consolidation of Facility 533.084
Management of Surplus Real Property 533.085
Facilities for Inmate and Parolee Care 533.087
Lease of Real Property 533.0095
Collection and Maintenance of Information Regarding Persons Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity 533.108
Prioritization of Funding for Diversion of Persons from Incarceration in Certain Counties 533.0325
Continuum of Services in Campus Facilities 533.0345
State Agency Services Standards 533.0351
Required Composition of Local Mental Health Authority Governing Body 533.0352
Local Authority Planning for Local Service Area 533.0354
Disease Management Practices and Jail Diversion Measures of Local Mental Health Authorities 533.0356
Local Behavioral Health Authorities 533.0357
Best Practices Clearinghouse for Local Mental Health Authorities 533.0358
Local Mental Health Authority’s Provision of Services as Provider of Last Resort 533.0359
Rulemaking for Local Mental Health Authorities 533.0415
Memorandum of Understanding on Interagency Training 533.0515
Regional Allocation of Mental Health Beds 533.0844
Mental Health Community Services Account 533.03521
Local Network Development Plan Creation and Approval
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Accessed:
Feb. 26, 2025

§ 533.003’s source at texas​.gov