Sec. 223.001. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF STATE AID    


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  • (a) The department shall annually allocate funds for financial assistance to juvenile boards to provide juvenile services according to current estimates of the number of juveniles in each county and other factors the department determines are appropriate.

    (b) The legislature may appropriate the amount of state aid necessary to supplement local funds to maintain and improve statewide juvenile services that comply with department standards.

    (c) The department may set aside a portion of the funds appropriated to the department for state aid to fund programs designed to address special needs or projects of local juvenile boards.

Redesignated and amended from Human Resources Code, Subchapter E, Chapter 141 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 , Sec. 1.004, eff. September 1, 2011.