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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH |
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Subtitle A. COURTS |
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Chapter 22. APPELLATE COURTS |
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Subchapter A. SUPREME COURT |
Sec. 22.017. GRANTS FOR CHILD PROTECTION
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(a) In this section, "commission" means the Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth and Families established by the supreme court.
(b) The commission shall develop and administer a program to provide grants from available funds for initiatives that will improve safety and permanency outcomes, enhance due process, or increase the timeliness of resolution in child protection cases.
(c) To be eligible for a grant under this section, a prospective recipient must:
(1) use the grant money to improve safety or permanency outcomes, enhance due process, or increase timeliness of resolution in child protection cases; and
(2) apply for the grant in accordance with procedures developed by the commission and comply with any other requirements of the supreme court.
(d) If the commission awards a grant, the commission shall:
(1) direct the comptroller to distribute the grant money; and
(2) monitor the use of the grant money.
(e) The commission may accept gifts, grants, and donations for purposes of this section. The commission may not use state funds to provide a grant under this section or to administer the grant program.