{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9994","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 61.9994","heading":"AWARD OF GRANTS.","body":"In awarding grants under the program, the board shall give priority to applicants that propose to:\n(1) enhance or leverage existing degree programs that graduate professionals described by Section 61.9991;\n(2) establish or maintain a program that serves a rural or underserved area;\n(3) partner with:\n(A) another institution of higher education to develop a joint program; or\n(B) a public school to implement early recruitment in high school;\n(4) establish or maintain a program that incentivizes professionals described by Section 61.9991 to serve in their field or a related field of study for at least three consecutive years following graduation in an inpatient or outpatient behavioral health facility or program that receives state funding;\n(5) establish or maintain a degree or certificate program to educate professionals in specialties that face significant workforce shortages, including those described by Section 61.601; or\n(6) establish or maintain psychiatric fellowship programs that serve correctional facilities or inpatient psychiatric facilities.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 662 (H.B. 400), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE B. STATE COORDINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION","CHAPTER 61. TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD","SUBCHAPTER RR. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.61.htm#61.9994","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"2cfc1dd572504d816f32d7f161969daf719a475753581f2428cf90a3b7b23d17","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9993","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-61.9995"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}