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1		-	By: Alvarado, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Huffman) H.B. No. 3327
2		-	(In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2015;
3		-	April 23, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State
4		-	Affairs; May 6, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
5		-	Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 6, 2015, sent to printer.)
6		-	Click here to see the committee vote
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9		-	COMMITTEE VOTE
10		-	YeaNayAbsentPNV
11		-	HuffmanX
12		-	EllisX
13		-	BirdwellX
14		-	CreightonX
15		-	EstesX
16		-	FraserX
17		-	NelsonX
18		-	SchwertnerX
19		-	ZaffiriniX
20		-	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
21	4		AN ACT
22	5		relating to a grant program to fund domestic violence high risk
23	6		teams.
24	7		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
25	8		SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 402, Government Code, is
26	9		amended by adding Section 402.038 to read as follows:
27	10		Sec. 402.038. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HIGH RISK TEAMS GRANT
28	11		PROGRAM. (a) A domestic violence high risk team is a
29	12		multidisciplinary team that coordinates efforts to increase the
30	13		safety of victims of family violence, as that term is defined by
31	14		Section 71.004, Family Code, by monitoring and containing
32	15		perpetrators while providing victim services. The team may be
33	16		composed of law enforcement officers, prosecutors, community
34	17		supervision and corrections departments, victim advocates,
35	18		nonprofit organizations that provide services or shelter to victims
36	19		of family violence, and medical personnel. The team members work
37	20		together to share information and communicate to provide the best
38	21		possible responses to victims at high risk.
39	22		(b) Using money appropriated for the purpose, the attorney
40	23		general may award grants to domestic violence high risk teams in
41	24		communities in this state.
42	25		(c) The attorney general shall request proposals for the
43	26		award of grants under this section. The attorney general shall
44	27		evaluate the proposals and award grants based on the need for
45	28		domestic violence services in the community in which the team is
46	29		located and the effectiveness or potential effectiveness of the
47	30		team.
48	31		(d) A grant recipient may use grant money received under
49	32		this section only to fund the activities of a domestic violence high
50	33		risk team in reducing or preventing incidents of domestic violence
51	34		and providing domestic violence services to victims.
52	35		(e) The attorney general shall establish procedures to
53	36		administer the grant program, including a procedure for the
54	37		submission of a proposal and a procedure to be used by the attorney
55	38		general in evaluating a proposal.
56	39		(f) To supplement any appropriations for the grant program,
57	40		the attorney general shall apply for any available federal grant
58	41		funds for the prevention of domestic violence.
59	42		SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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	43	+	______________________________ ______________________________
	44	+	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
	45	+	I certify that H.B. No. 3327 was passed by the House on April
	46	+	21, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 12, 1 present, not
	47	+	voting.
	48	+	______________________________
	49	+	Chief Clerk of the House
	50	+	I certify that H.B. No. 3327 was passed by the Senate on May
	51	+	12, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2.
	52	+	______________________________
	53	+	Secretary of the Senate
	54	+	APPROVED: _____________________
	55	+	Date
	56	+	_____________________
	57	+	Governor