84R3994 LED-F
By: Raymond H.B. No. 711
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a childhood health program grant.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 161, Health and Safety Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter W to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER W. CHILDHOOD HEALTH PROGRAM GRANTS
Sec. 161.651. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "department"
means the Department of State Health Services.
Sec. 161.652. CHILDHOOD HEALTH PROGRAM GRANTS. (a) Subject
to the availability of funds as described by Subsection (h), the
department shall develop and implement a grant program to support
programs related to childhood health, fitness, and obesity
prevention.
(b) The department shall request proposals for the award of
a grant under the program. The department shall evaluate the
proposals and award a grant based on a proposed program's
quantifiable effectiveness and potentially positive impact on the
health of children who participate in the program.
(c) A grant awarded under this section must be made to an
organization that has committed resources to the program described
in the proposal.
(d) A grant recipient may use grant money received under
this section only to pay for activities directly related to the
purpose of the grant program as described by Subsection (a) and may
not use grant money for fees or advertising.
(e) The department shall establish procedures to administer
the grant program, including a procedure for the submission of a
proposal and a procedure to be used by the department to evaluate a
proposal.
(f) The department shall enter into a contract that includes
performance requirements with each grant recipient. The
department shall monitor and enforce the terms of the
contract. The contract must authorize the department to recoup
grant money from a grant recipient for failure of the grant
recipient to comply with the terms of the contract.
(g) The legislature may not appropriate money, other than
money described by Subsection (h), for the purpose of awarding
grants under this section.
(h) The department may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and
donations from any public or private source to implement this
subchapter.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.