85R2043 KJE-D
By: Johnson of Dallas H.B. No. 235
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a grant program for law enforcement agencies that
comply with certain reporting requirements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 402, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 402.0391 to read as follows:
Sec. 402.0391. GRANT PROGRAM FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
THAT COMPLY WITH CERTAIN REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Using money
appropriated for the purpose, the attorney general shall award
grants to law enforcement agencies if the head of the agency
certifies under oath that the agency complies with the reporting
requirements under Article 2.139, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
added by Chapter 516 (H.B. 1036), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2015.
(b) The attorney general annually shall request proposals
for the award of grants under this section.
(c) Grant money received under this section may only be used
for police training and equipment that are not military or
paramilitary in nature.
(d) The attorney general shall establish procedures to
administer the grant program, including a procedure for the
submission of a proposal.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.