Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Government Code § 547.0357: USE OF GRANT MONEY AND MATCHING FUNDS.

Acceptable uses of the grant money and matching funds include:
(1) continuing a mental health jail diversion program;
(2) establishing or expanding a mental health jail diversion program;
(3) establishing alternatives to competency restoration in a state hospital, including outpatient competency restoration, inpatient competency restoration in a setting other than a state hospital, or jail-based competency restoration;
(4) providing assertive community treatment or forensic assertive community treatment with an outreach component;
(5) providing intensive mental health services and substance use treatment not readily available in the county;
(6) providing continuity of care services for an individual being released from a state hospital;
(7) establishing interdisciplinary rapid response teams to reduce law enforcement's involvement with mental health emergencies; and
(8) providing local community hospital, crisis, respite, or residential beds.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.

Where this section sits in the code

GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH
SUBTITLE I. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
CHAPTER 547. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES
SUBCHAPTER H. MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVES TO REDUCE INVOLVEMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Acceptable uses of the grant money and matching funds include:

(1) continuing a mental health jail diversion program;

(2) establishing or expanding a mental health jail diversion program;

(3) establishing alternatives to competency restoration in a state hospital, including outpatient competency restoration, inpatient competency restoration in a setting other than a state hospital, or jail-based competency restoration;

(4) providing assertive community treatment or forensic assertive community treatment with an outreach component;

(5) providing intensive mental health services and substance use treatment not readily available in the county;

(6) providing continuity of care services for an individual being released from a state hospital;

(7) establishing interdisciplinary rapid response teams to reduce law enforcement's involvement with mental health emergencies; and

(8) providing local community hospital, crisis, respite, or residential beds.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.

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